Arrest of Fugitive Biker Gang Leader Shakes Baja Expat Community Lawrence Trimble - VICE News
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A 17-year-long manhunt for a wanted US biker gang leader ended in dramatic fashion in a sleepy beach town in Baja California after the man's longtime companion apparently shot herself during his arrest, Mexican officials said.

Fugitive Randy Mark Yager, a former head of the upper Midwestern chapter of the violent Outlaws biker gang, and his girlfriend Margie Jelovcic, had been living a tranquil life as integrated members of a tight-knit community of American expatriates and retirees in Rosarito, 20 miles south of the US-Mexico border.

On October 15, the couple were relaxing and drinking at La Maroma, a bar styled to look like a beach shack at the entrance of the town known for spring breakers and booze. Witnesses said the pair were there to "eat steak and drink beer."

Acting on information provided by the US Marshals, Baja state police officers arrived at the bar and confronted a man matching Yager's description. He initially identified himself as David Michael Dorian and produced IDs with that name.

Jelovcic too was questioned, but was initially let go, Mexican authorities said, as she was not the target of the manhunt.

According to witnesses who spoke to VICE News, as Yager discussed his identity with the two Mexican officers, they discovered he was carrying a firearm. At that point, Jelovcic suddenly fled the restaurant and drove off, leading other officers posted outside to chase her in patrol units.

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