Richard "Jack" Molloy |
Richard "Jack" Molloy was born on February 28, 1955, and became a prospect for the Rock Machine's Quebec City sometime in the mid 1990s. Molloy and Érik "Le Kid" Guay were sought by police in connection to an incident that occured in the early hours of February 21, 1996, when two individuals were stabbed. According to information published in Le Soleil, four men drinking at the Passe Port bar, when the discussions became heated. One of the four men reportedly jumped up and lunged at the man he was arguing with, stabbing him in the stomach. When another person intervened, he received slashes on his arm. |
Molloy was among the 25 reputed bikers arrested at a reunion of members of the Rock Machine and Bandidos biker clubs at a restaurant in the Loews Le Concorde hotel on October 28, 1997. Several of the bikers wore shirts with the words "Support your local Bandidos" or "Support Canada" written on them. The other Rock Machine members arrested included Frédéric "Fred" Faucher, Marcel "Le Maire" Demers, and Yvon "Tom" Bédard. Several Bandidos from Europe and the United States, including Jan "Clark" Jensen, were also arrested. On September 26, 1998, police seized 51 sticks of dynamite from a Stoneham chalet rented by Molloy, who was then arrested at his home in the Limoilou neighbourhood of Quebec City. inside his residence, police reportedly found nine firearms, as well as clothing and jewellery with the Rock Machine and Bandidos logos on them. Molloy was arraigned two days later and charged with possession of explosives and possession of a restricted firearm. He pleaded not guilty. Two months later, on November 24, while still behind bars, Molloy learned that he would face all new charges. That day, police performed a series of arrests with the objectif of dismantling a drug network in Saint-Rock and Saint-Sauveur. Among those charged was Yves Laperriere, who police said was a Rock Machine associate and the alleged head of the network, as well as Rock Machine member Érik "Le Kid" Guay. Molloy and four others charged in connection to the drug bust - Érik Guay, Francis Gagnon, Daniel Bédard, and Nicolas Lapointe - pleaded guilty to a variety of charges on March 23, 1999. The next day, according to a Le Soleil article, Molloy was sentenced to 28 months for possession of dynamite and a restricted firearm, as well as possession of 26 grams of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. |