PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – The former head of the Rhode Island chapter of the Hells Angels will soon be released from prison after agreeing to new parole conditions.
Joseph Lancia, 33, of Smithfield, was taken back into custody earlier this month after attending the wake of Eddie Lato, the late underboss of the New England crime family.
Lancia was accused of violating conditions of his parole which included having no contact with Hells Angels members, or being an officer of the club, as well as not having contact with convicted felons.
At a hearing before the R.I. Parole Board on Monday afternoon, two violations against Lancia were dropped, and he admitted to another. (He had not been charged with a crime.)
Acting parole board administrator Sarah Parrillo said when Lancia is released from the Adult Correctional Institution in the coming days, he will be on a GPS monitoring bracelet until July 2025, when his parole ends.
Lancia is also prohibited from “wearing any clothing or paraphernalia associated with the Hells Angels motorcycle club that contains or has any Hells Angels Motorcycle club logos/insignias” and “may not knowingly associate or ride motorcycles with any member, prospect or associate member of the Hell’s Angels motorcycle club,” according to Parrillo.