Alleged Homietos MC biker gang member faces prison for multiple probation violations in deadly OKC bar shootout case

Prosecutors say Tyler Myers violated probation four times, including failing to register as a violent offender and associating with known biker gang members.

OKLAHOMA CITY –

A convicted biker gang member involved in a deadly shootout at a metro bar two years ago returned to court this week. Tyler Myers was one of more than a dozen people arrested for the shooting at the Whiskey Barrel Saloon in southwest Oklahoma City that killed three people and injured three.

Metro biker gang member faces prison for multiple probation violations in deadly bar shootout case
Prosecutors say Tyler Myers violated probation four times, including failing to register as a violent offender and associating with known biker gang members.

Myers pled guilty last year to manslaughter and other crimes related to the biker gang shootout. He was given a 30-year suspended sentence instead of prison time, but Oklahoma County prosecutors said Myers violated his probation four times. They went to court on Tuesday to revoke his suspended sentence.

Myers admitted violating his probation in court. He blew a kiss to a woman in the courtroom before being escorted back to jail, leaving his future up to a judge.

“If you violate the law while you’re out on a deferred or suspended, you can be revoked, or your sentence can be accelerated and you go into DOC custody,” said Vicki Behenna, Oklahoma County District Attorney.

Prosecutors alleged that while on probation, Myers was seen at a clubhouse where motorcycle gang members are known to visit and was wearing Homietos clothing, a known biker gang. Months later, he was stopped in Houston, Texas, for a traffic violation with other motorcycle gang members. Court documents also said Myers was in Oklahoma City at a bar for a Homietos-sponsored event. The fourth offense was not registering with the state as a violent offender.

“It’s a felony, I mean if you fail to register it’s a five-year or $5,000 fine,” said Behenna. “So, they’re told at the time of sentencing that you’ll have to register under the violent offender or the Mary Rippy Act.”

The Mary Rippy Act is a law passed in 2004 for law enforcement and the public to keep track of violent felons, something Myers avoided.

“It’s public record,” said Behenna. “Anyone can go into a local law enforcement or Sheriff’s office and say, ‘I want to see your violent registration.’”

Myers will be sentenced by a judge for the probation violations on January 20th.

Another accused biker gang member goes to trial next week. Shane Overby is charged with six felony crimes, including accessory to murder, stemming from the biker shootout.

Source: News 9