NORRISTOWN — Two Montgomery County men, members of the Pagans Outlaw Motorcycle Gang, were convicted of minor assault-related charges and a third member from Berks County was acquitted of all charges in connection with a confrontation with rival bikers on the parking lot of the Wawa in West Norriton Township, an altercation that erupted in gunfire and injured six people, including two innocent bystanders.
With a verdict handed down late Wednesday afternoon, Montgomery County Judge Risa Vetri Ferman, who acted as sole factfinder during the three-day, non-jury trial, acquitted all three men of the most serious felony aggravated assault charges. With those charges, prosecutors had alleged the Pagans attempted to or caused serious bodily injury to the rival gang members.
Specifically, George T. Cwienk III, 51, of the unit block of 7th Street, Bridgeport, and Joel “Chihuahua” Hernandez-Martinez, 36, of the 300 block of West Sixth Street, Bridgeport, were convicted of misdemeanor charges of simple assault, conspiracy to commit simple assault and recklessly endangering others and a felony charge of riot in connection with the 9:12 p.m. Oct 17, 2025, altercation and shooting that occurred with two members of the rival Unknown Bikers Motorcycle Gang on the parking lot of the Wawa at 2544 W. Main St. in West Norriton…