"San Bernardino County Deputy Arrested for Alleged Ties to Outlaw Motorcycle Gang and Weapons Charges"

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy Christopher Bingham was arrested and charged with 10 felonies, including possession of a machine gun and participation in a criminal street gang, after being accused of having a double life as a member of a local outlaw motorcycle gang and committing numerous firearms crimes, including stealing a shotgun from his own Sheriff’s Department. Authorities found 160 firearms, including an automatic assault rifle with an attached grenade launcher, as well as silencers and motorcycle-gang-related paraphernalia in his home. Bingham, who also owned a gun store, is being held in lieu of $500,000 bail and has been placed on compulsory leave by the department.