BIKER NEWS: Report: MMA fighter conspires to kidnap Hells Angels biker gang leader

BIKER NEWS -- Local Thai police in Chon Buri have issued an arrest warrant for Antonio Bagnato, an Australian amateur MMA fighter who allegedly conspired to kidnap a motorcycle gang leader from his home.

According to the Bangkok Post, Bagano is faced with charges of assault and detain the gang leader, 38-year-old Wayne Rodney Schneider, who was reportedly his partner in a fitness business.

The newspaper also added that Bagno was the No. 11 ranked amateur MMA fighter from New South Wales, as well as a fellow biker.

Schenider, who headed the top outlaw biker faction in Australia, was arrested for his involvement in a 5 million baht robbery of a Melbourne casino, as well as drug trafficking.

Four fellow abductors allegedly accompanied Bagnato. Local police have not been able to identify their whereabouts.

This article was first published on Dec 2, 2015

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