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SAN DIEGO, May 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Davy Aguilera, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Los Angeles Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and Earl Wenworth, Assistant Sheriff, San Diego County Sheriff's Department, announced today the arrest of 14 people, capping an 11-month undercover investigation into alleged firearms and drug trafficking violations by the Peckerwoods outlaw motorcycle gang.

Operation Blue and White targeted members and associates of the Peckerwoods who were involved in criminal acts including firearm violations, narcotics trafficking and violent confrontations. Undercover ATF

agents purchased one stolen firearm, methamphetamine, marijuana and a variety of pills to include Vicodin, Oxycodone and Percocet. Those arrested face a variety of state violations, including illegal possession of firearms, sales and distribution of narcotics, assault likely to cause great bodily injury, commercial burglary and possession of stolen property.

In addition to those arrested today, nine state search warrants were executed. As a result of these search warrants, an additional 24 firearms (assault weapons, handguns, shotguns and rifles), 1-1/2 pound of marijuana, 24 marijuana plants from a grow house, 600 tablets of Oxycodone, 100 tablets of Percocet, 50 tablets of Vicodin, and 1-1/2 ounces of methamphetamine were taken into custody.

Those arrested for alleged state violations were: -- Ronald Luetticke of Lakeside, Calif., for assault likely to cause great bodily harm. (Peckerwoods president) -- Randal Luetticke of Santee, Calif., for assault likely to cause great bodily harm. (Peckerwoods vice president) -- Darrel Denniston of Santee, Calif., for assault likely to cause great bodily harm. (Peckerwoods sergeant-at-arms) -- Michaelle Denniston of Santee, Calif., for making criminal threats. -- Charles Anthony Giallombardo of La Mesa, Calif., for sales of a controlled substance. (Peckerwoods treasurer) -- Margaret Young of La Mesa, Calif., for sales of a controlled substance. -- Shawn Davidson of Lakeside, Calif., for assault likely to cause great bodily harm. (Peckerwoods secretary) -- Randy Luetticke Jr. of Santee, Calif., for assault likely to cause great bodily harm. (Peckerwoods prospect) -- Jason Bradford of La Mesa, Calif., for receiving stolen property. (Peckerwoods prospect) -- Joseph Santos of Santee, California, for assault likely to cause great bodily injury. (Peckerwoods prospect) -- Michael Caviness of El Cajon, Calif., for assault likely to cause great bodily harm. (Peckerwoods member) -- Merle Willman of Lakeside, Calif., for assault likely to cause great bodily harm. (Peckerwoods associate) -- Dean Deluke of Santee, Calif., for possession of a controlled substance for sales. (Peckerwoods associate) -- Adam Hamilton of Santee, Calif., for possession of a controlled substance. (Peckerwoods associate)

In addition to ATF, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, La Mesa Police Department, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, El Cajon Police Department, California Highway Patrol, San Diego County Probation, California State Parole, San Diego County District Attorney's Office, San Diego County District Attorney's Investigators and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern Judicial District of California assisted in this investigation.

More information on ATF and its programs to reduce violent crime is at http://www.atf.gov/.

Contact: Susan K. Raichel, ATF PIO Office: (213) 534-2411 Cellular: (213) 925-4547

Source: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives