Hell’s Angels Member Ordered Detained for Trafficking Cocaine & Meth

Hell’s Angels Member Ordered Detained for Trafficking Cocaine & Meth

A “full patch” member of the Rhode Island chapter of the Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club was ordered detained in federal custody on charges of trafficking methamphetamine and cocaine and on firearms charges.

Douglas Leedham, 54, was arrested Thursday and charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and three counts of felon in possession of a firearm.

The Arrest

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According to court documents, during the course of the court-authorized search of Leedham’s residence, members of the FBI Safe Streets Task Force seized a total of approximately 44 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 19 grams of cocaine, two handguns and a 12 gauge shotgun, two body armor vests, 35 knives, four hatchets, five expandable and four flashlight batons, a set of brass knuckles, $6,422 in cash, and assorted items used in the packaging and distribution of drugs.

Found throughout the residence were clothing, memorabilia, and documents, which allegedly established Leedham’s membership in the Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club.

According to court records, Leedham was convicted in Rhode Island Superior Court in September 2013 of carrying a pistol without a license. He was sentenced to a term of five years in prison - suspended with five years’ probation.