VANCOUVER — Hells Angel Juel Ross Stanton won’t be able to visit with any of his biker gang pals — except his own son Dillon, a Vancouver Provincial Court judge said Monday.
Stanton, who is facing a series of weapons and assault charges related to alleged bar attacks, was released on strict bail conditions by Judge Jocelyn Palmer.
Several of the conditions relate to his membership in the East End Hells Angels.
He won’t be able to go to any Angels clubhouse or associate with any member of associate of the gang, except his son, Palmer said.
Nor will the 40-year-old be able to wear his Hells Angels patch or any other gang clothing, display any image of the Hells Angels on his body, vehicles or property or even display or present his Hells Angels tattoos in public, Palmer said.
Evidence and submissions at the bail hearing Monday morning are covered by a routine ban on publication.
But the 21 conditions gave a glimpse of the case against Stanton, who owns Juel Forming construction company.
Stanton was banned from entering any licenced establishment to drink, though he can indulge in alcohol at home. He is banned from entering the zone of Vancouver bordered by Cordova in the north, Broadway in the south, Manitoba in the west and Clark in the East.
And he must abide by a curfew between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., Palmer said.
Stanton scowled, frowned and appeared angry throughout the morning in courtroom 305. He wore a red jail outfit, white runners and had a mohawk.
Members of the VPD Gang Crime Unit filled the small courtroom. Crown Teresa Mitchell-Banks and defence lawyer Brian Jackson took several breaks in the proceedings to work out the bail conditions by agreement.
Stanton is also prohibited from consuming illegal drugs, carrying weapons including firearms, explosives, ammunition of knives.
He must stay away from four complainants in the case, nor have any indirect contact through a third party or electronic communication.
Stanton was charged April 4 with three counts of possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, possessing a weapon without a licence and possessing one that is prohibited or concealed.
And Stanton was also charged with assault causing bodily harm related to an incident on March 6, 2010 in Vancouver.
He was also charged March 17 with driving while prohibited and without the proper insurance.
Stanton was acquitted in September 2006 in a violent forcible confinement case where four men broke into a Surrey marijuana grow-op, beat its owner with brass knuckles and held him captive.
Stanton’s brother Norman was convicted in the same case of conspiracy, forcible confinement, robbery and assault causing bodily harm.
Two earlier trials in the 2001 grow-op break-in were aborted.
Also acquitted with Juel Stanton in 2006 was Damon Bartolomeo, the cousin of Surrey Six victim Ryan Bartolomeo.
The victim in the grow-op case, Alexander Goldman, died of a stroke on Oct. 28, 2004.
The judge in the third trial said the Crown’s case consisted of "a soup of unreliable witnesses and chaotic police work."
An unreliable witness also led to an acquittal for Juel Stanton in 2003 in another alleged beating, robbery and extortion.
The judge ruled the man claiming to be the victim, John O’Shaughnessy was "a manipulative liar."
Last year, a B.C. Supreme Court trial involving four others linked to the East End Hells Angels heard that the clubhouse on East Georgia once had a pickle jar on top of the bar that said "Juel Stanton Fund" on it.
Crown witness Michael Plante, who infiltrated the club for police, testified that the jar was for donations to cover Stanton’s lawyers and help his family.
And Plante testified that Vancouver chapter member Rick Ciarniello would get regular updates on the status of Stanton’s legal troubles.
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