A judge dropped several charges Thursday after more than six hours of testimony in a Washington County case involving a violent attack tied to rival motorcycle clubs.
The preliminary hearing focused on an August assault at Forty Bar and Grille, where prosecutors allege members of the War Dogs Motorcycle Club attacked a member of the Pagan Motorcycle Club. Ten defendants have been charged in connection with the case, nine War Dogs and one Pagan, who fired his gun into the air outside of the bar.
Security was heavy inside the Washington County Courthouse during the hearing. About 20 sheriff’s deputies were in the courtroom; an unusually large presence for a single case…