Hells Angels Member Plot Uncovered

Adam Lee Hall, a ranking member of the Berkshire County chapter of the Hells Angels, fabricated a crime in the Adirondacks region of New York and tried to pin it on David R. Glasser, 43, of Linden Street, according to Massachusetts State Police, who worked with New York authorities to uncover the plot.

Glasser had been charged last month with a single count of carrying a firearm without a license in connection with the New York case. Police were considering possible additional charges against him when further investigation raised questions about the legitimacy of the case that involved a story of kidnapping and attempted murder.

Law enforcement officials confirmed Tuesday that Glasser was not involved in the made up New York incident, and the charges have been dropped.

Police said Hall and his associates concocted the story to raise doubts about the credibility of Glasser, a key government witness slated to testify against Hall in an upcoming Berkshire Superior Court trial. Hall, 33, of Peru, was charged with a dozen felonies ranging from armed robbery to assault, drug and weapons offenses.

According to investigators, Hall was assisted in the attempted frame of Glasser by Scott Langdon, 44, of Pittsfield, and Nicole M. Brooks, 20. A police report details the alleged scheme to plant damning evidence in Glasser's car that would link him to a violent, fictional, crime in upstate New York.

Brooks and Langdon were taken into custody Friday. Hall remains at large.

"He's wanted," Massachusetts State Police Lt. Brian Foley said of Hall, whose whereabouts are unknown.

According to investigators, Langdon offered Glasser $100 to drive him to Wells, N.Y., and Langdon used the long Aug. 14 car trip from Pittsfield to Wells to plant a handgun and Brooks' wallet inside Glasser's car.

Brooks later called New York State Police to report the license plate number of a man who "robbed her at gunpoint," then attempted to kidnap and murder her at a Wells rest area, police said. Brooks told investigators that gunshots were fired during the incident.

Langdon denied charges of conspiracy, witness intimidation and other felony offenses at his arraignment and was held in lieu of $200,000 cash bail at the Berkshire County Jail & House of Correction.Brooks was arrested by New York authorities and it wasn't clear when she might be transferred to Massachusetts to face charges.

Source: Berkshire Eagle

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