NORRISTOWN — After a contentious preliminary hearing, seven members of the Pagans Outlaw Motorcycle Gang were ordered to stand trial in Montgomery County Court on charges related to a shooting involving a rival biker gang on the parking lot of the Wawa in West Norriton Township, during which six people, including two innocent bystanders, were wounded.
Manuel “Machete” Baez-Santos, 34, of the 600 block of Kohn Street, Norristown; Erik Dixon, 33, of the 500 block of Kingwood Road, Upper Merion; Joel “Chihuahua” Hernandez-Martinez, 36, of the 300 block of West Sixth Street, Bridgeport; George Hripto Jr., 50, of the 200 block of East Fourth Street, Bridgeport; Jason William Lawless, 45, of the 500 block of Grove Street, Bridgeport; Luke Clayton Higgins, 29, of the 300 block of Bellemans Church Road, Dauberville; and Justin “Junkyard” Ray Noll, 34, of the 600 block of Memorial Highway, Fleetwood, were held for trial after a preliminary hearing on Friday that lasted more than seven hours.
District Court Judge Marc A. Alfarano determined prosecutors presented sufficient evidence to move each man’s case to county court on charges of aggravated and simple assault, conspiracy, riot and recklessly endangering other persons in connection with the 9:12 p.m. Oct 17, 2025, shooting that occurred on the parking lot of the Wawa at 2544 W. Main Street in West Norriton.
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