| Marcel "Le Maire" Demers |
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| Marcel Demers, known as "Le Maire" (The Mayor) by criminal associates, was born on March 10, 1957. He is a founding member of the Rock Machine's Quebec City chapter and the gang's former president. As one of the club's most influential members, Demers, became a prime target for the rival Hells Angels. On November 14, 1996, a masked man fired at least five bullets at Demers as he was exiting his car outside a corner store in a Quebec City suburb. The attacker escaped in a car. "Le Maire" was almost murdered a second time on June 5, 1999. |
| He was struck several times in the back and left arm as he drove his car down a street in the Quebec City suburb of Beauport. Despite his injuries, he managed to drive himself to Enfant Jesus Hospital and walk to the emergency department. Hells Angels hangarounds Jean Fradette and Yan Laplante were arrested for the attack. On October 15, 2000, Demers and Rock Machine leader Fred Faucher were expulsed from the Le Bristo Plus bar on Saint-Jean street in Quebec City. The owner called the police because he didn't want any colors in his establishment. 225 police officers were kept busy on December 6, 2000, as they tracked and arrested 16 Rock Machine members and associated on drug trafficking charges. The ring, ran by Demers and Quebec City chapter president Fred Faucher, distributed two kilograms of cocaine a month and generated almost $5 million in profits annually. Demers, who owns a home in Sainte-Brigitte de Laval, pleaded guilty to 17 accusations of drug trafficking and was sentenced to 9 years in prison. |