Five men allegedly affiliated with rival motorcycle clubs have been indicted on gang assault and related charges following a violent daytime confrontation along Sunrise Highway in Lindenhurst in September, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced.
Those charged are Roger Clarke, 53, and Christopher Clarke, 21, both of New Hampshire; Joseph Bivona, 46, of Centereach; Michael Baffa, 57, of Farmingville; and Robert Miller, 54, of West Babylon. Prosecutors allege the defendants participated in an armed melee involving alleged members of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club, the Hells Angels, and the Demons of Hell, a Hells Angels support group.
According to investigators, the incident occurred on Sept. 14, 2025, at approximately 3:28 p.m. Authorities say the violence followed an earlier confrontation at a Lindenhurst bar, where members of the Demons of Hell and one Hells Angels member allegedly interrupted a memorial service for a Pagan’s member. Shortly afterward, at least 15 individuals gathered at a nearby Route 66 gas station, where the dispute escalated into a fight involving knives, hammers, baseball bats, and other weapons.
Prosecutors allege Roger and Christopher Clarke stabbed and beat a rival Pagan’s member, causing injuries that required emergency surgery. Roger Clarke is also accused of stabbing a second Pagan’s member as the victim attempted to flee, resulting in serious injuries.
Bivona, Baffa, and Miller, all alleged Pagan’s members, are accused of acting together to assault a 76-year-old alleged Hells Angels member with weapons, including baseball bats. The victim suffered a brain bleed and required multiple emergency surgeries.
All five defendants were arraigned in Suffolk County Supreme Court in January and face top charges of gang assault in the first degree, a Class B violent felony carrying a potential sentence of up to 25 years in prison.