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This barroom brawl between two bikers looks like something out of an episode of the ‘Sons Of Anarchy’ documentary series, and sent one of them to a hospital with multiple injuries.
According to a police report, John Remington was sitting at the bar having a drink, when 56-year-old Carl Justice Nordstrom, entered the establishment, along with three other companions. As can be seen in the video below, Remington is a “full patch” member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club – he is wearing the Death Head logo, top rocker, bottom rocker, and rectangular MC. Justice is also a motorcycle enthusiast, but is not affiliated with HA.
What Happened
The pair shake hands, but a tense standoff follows. Suddenly Remington shoves the significantly larger Nordstrom.
The first political scientist, Niccolo Machiavelli explained practically that, “if an injury has to be done to a fellow prince, it should be so severe that his retribution need not be feared.” Shoving is not sufficient to ensure retribution need not be feared, and Remington then failed to distance manage, staying outside or inside punching range.
It would later emerge that Nordstrom was a former professional heavyweight boxer. His career had begun in the late 1970s and resulted in a 10-2-2 record, including 8 wins by knockout. Nordstrom’s punching power and sense of distance managment is clearly evident in the CCTV footage, as the first right hook that he throws floors Remington, with a left following immediately behind it.
One of the bar’s bouncers, seen in the video wearing a blue shirt, tries to intervene. However, he too gets it, and then Nordstrom continues to strike Remington about the head and body, with his companions keeping bystanders at bay and occasionally kicking the grounded biker. Nordstrom then dragged Remington to the exit of the bar, and repeatedly opened and closed the door against his head according to the official report.
The whole altercation lasted less than two minutes, and afterward, Nordstrom casually walked back over to pick up his jacket and helmet before leaving the establishment with his cohorts.
The Aftermath
Police were able to arrest Nordstrom shortly afterward and charged him and two other companions with disorderly conduct. Nordstrom was also charged with possession of a knife.
Meanwhile, Remington refused to press charges against his assailants despite being taken to hospital suffering from a broken nose, shattered ankle, a suspected fractured leg, and various lacerations to the face. He too was charged with disorderly conduct.
CJ Nordstrom
For the record, police revealed that this was not the first time Remington had hospitalized a member of the Hells Angels gang, which led to both the state police and FBI closely monitoring the situation after fears of reprisals.
Below renegade biker CJ Nordstrom speaks about violent clashes, in the ring and out:
