BN- A former Hells Angels member has been charged in a fatal shooting during the funeral of the biker club's San Jose chapter president...
BN- A former Hells Angels member has been charged in a fatal shooting during the funeral of the biker club's San Jose chapter president. Steve Ruiz didn't enter a plea during his brief arraignment Wednesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court. Ruiz is charged with murder in the death of Steve Tausan, a member of the Hells Angels' Santa Cruz chapter. The shooting happened during the Oct. 15 funeral of Jeffrey Pettigrew, the president of the San Jose chapter who was killed during a fight at a Nevada casino with a rival motorcycle gang. According to a police report, Ruiz was beaten by an unidentified man and Tausan during the funeral. Police say Ruiz then shot Tausan and fled the scene. Ruiz was arrested Saturday in Fremont after eluding arrest for four months.
