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Sep 11, 2008 11:55 pm US/Pacific

Suspect Identified In SF Hells Angels Murder

MODESTO (CBS 5) ― A 35-year-old Modesto man believed to be a rival motorcycle gang member was being sought by police for the slaying of San Francisco's Hells Angels chapter president, authorities told CBS 5 late Thursday.

An arrest warrant was issued for Chris Ablett after detectives with the San Francisco Police Homicide Unit searched his home earlier in the day and seized a motorcycle he owns along with other potential evidence, SFPD Inspector Tom Cleary said.

Detectives combed over the Harley Davidson for clues before loading it up on a platform and towing it away.

The seized motorcycle, said Cleary, was believed to be driven by the gunman in the murder of Mark "Papa" Guardado, because its' license plate number matched that of one seen fleeing the crime scene.
 
Guardado, 46, was gunned down around 10:30 p.m. Sept. 2 near the intersection of 24th Street and Treat Avenue in San Francisco's Mission District.

Police said Guardado was shot by a man on a motorcycle who drove up to him and opened fire. Investigators said a witness indicated that the gunman was wearing an insignia for the rival "Mongols" gang.

Ablett's mother confirmed to CBS 5 that he is a member of a motorcycle club.

"Is he a member of the Mongols?", she was asked. "Something like that," the woman replied.

A man who identified himself as Ablett's father said he didn't want to talk about the raid or his son.

"No story here," said the man. "Because nobody here likes what he did. … okay, or the fact that somebody's searching for him."
 
Police said Ablett was not in custody as of Thursday evening and was believed to be on the run. His bail, upon arrest, would be set at $5 million.

Law enforcement records reviewed by CBS 5 show that Ablett has prior arrests for felony manslaughter, assault with a deadly weapon, drug possession and weapons violations.

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