Biker jailed for 6 years over Birmingham Airport fight
23.11.09
A Hells Angel who fled to South Africa after being convicted of taking part in a riot at Birmingham Airport has been jailed for six years. Mark Larner, 47, formerly of Upper Gornal, near Dudley, was found guilty of rioting in May, but fled while on bail before being sentenced. Judge Patrick Thomas told Birmingham Crown Court he may have received a lesser sentence if he had not fled.
Birmingham Crown Court heard in May that members of the Hells Angels and Outlaw biker groups clashed in a passenger terminal at the airport, some wielding knuckledusters and hammers. Seven rival gang members were sentenced in June for six years each for rioting. Three other Hells Angel gang members and four members of the Outlaws were convicted over the brawl at the airport in January 2008.
Larner appeared in court after he voluntarily surrendered to police at Bristol earlier this month. His counsel, Toby Coupe, told the judge the biker 'did go to South Africa with the intention of evading custody, but having got there he quickly realised that he could not properly sustain a life on the run, so he decided to come back.’
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