Shootout suspect's lawyer files motion to dismiss

The attorney for one of the men accused in a shootout between rival motorcycle gangs Hell's Angels and the Vagos has filed a motion to dismiss the case.

Richard Glaxiola, the lawyer representing Michael Trevor Koepke, filed what can only be described as a massive bound document, perhaps three inches thick, with Yavapai County Superior Court Judge Celé Hancock, asking that she dismiss the case against his client.

Hancock questioned the attorneys for the other five defendants and they all said they would be joining in on the motion.

Koepke faces an 18-count indictment, including multiple charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct. The charges stem from an Aug. 21, 2010, shootout in an unincorporated area northwest of Chino Valley.

Koepke also will be allowed to travel to Las Vegas over a specific three-day period so he can participate in a semi-professional fight.

Various other procedural motions on behalf of the other defendants were filed or mentioned as potential filings.

Hancock, seeing the number of motions coming, did not set a hearing date, but said she would wait until everyone had filed.