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George Christie can recall the moment he decided to exit the Hells Angels.
“I walked into the outlaw motorcycle life because it was a live and let live society,” the former club leader told Fox News Digital. “A lot of things had changed. I walked into the meeting, and I told everybody what I was going to do. It was a very difficult decision. I said we have become the people we rebel against, and I’m walking away. It’s time for me to move on.”
“I thought, foolishly, that I would be able to walk away because of my position in the club and the 40 years I had given to them,” Christie admitted. “But the bottom line is you’re either in or you’re out.”
Jay Dobyns is seen here with another undercover agent. (A&E)
The first episode of “Secrets of the Hells Angels” detailed how undercover agent Jay Dobyns infiltrated the Hells Angels in Arizona. Christie said it was common to question who was “a true brother.”
“You always have doubts,” said Christie. “If you look at somebody, and you can’t really trace their history back very far, you have to ask yourself, ‘Is this guy involved with the FBI? The ATF?’”
In 1997, the Ventura District Attorney launched an investigation. Christie was arrested in 2001 with a 59-count indictment. He spent a year in solitary confinement before he was offered a plea bargain for time served.
Hells Angels Ventura Chapter president George Christie is seen here at Ventura County Superior Court for a bail hearing. (Ricardo DeAratanha/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Weeks after Christie resigned his presidency, he said the feds “wasted no time” swinging back with an indictment for a 2006 conspiracy to firebomb two Ventura tattoo shops. Christie explained in court that he had never directed anyone to burn down the two shops but would accept responsibility for “poor leadership.”
After two years on house arrest recovering from a double hip replacement, Christie spent the following year in a Texas federal prison. He was released from custody in 2014.
“I don’t miss going to prison,” Christie chuckled.
George Christie is sharing his story in a podcast, “Speak of the Devil.” (Spencer Weine/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Today, Christie is eager to share his story in hopes of debunking “mistruths” about the Hells Angels. He has written books about his journey and currently has a podcast, “Speak of the Devil.”
“I don’t want somebody 100 years from now speculating on what my lifestyle was about,” he explained. “I want to get it on the record now while I’m alive. If anybody wants to challenge me, I’m ready to debate them.”
“Secrets of the Hells Angels” airs Sunday nights. (A&E)
“I’m not trying to glorify my life, but I’m not going to apologize for it either,” he added.
“Secrets of the Hells Angels” airs Sundays at 10 p.m. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
