By Larry Judkins
Glenn County Observer
Two members of a biker gang got into a fight Sunday, with one of them pulling a gun and firing it.
The incident occurred about 9:38 Sunday morning, April 7, at the Black Bear Diner in Willows.
According to the Glenn County Sheriff’s log, the sheriff’s dispatch center received a call from the Black Bear Diner, 246 North Humboldt Avenue, regarding “subjects from a biker gang in a physical fight”.
The log item continues, “A firearm was produced, and shots were fired.
“Deputies responded to the scene, and two subjects were eventually arrested, and a stolen firearm was recovered.
“The subjects arrested were Brian Eldridge and Bradley Besana, and they were booked into the Glenn County Jail.”
It is easy to infer from the sheriff’s log that Eldridge and Besana were arrested together at the diner sometime after the arrival of the deputies.
However, both the Glenn County Jail’s press release and Sunday morning’s police scanner broadcasts indicate that the two men left the Black Bear separately on motorcycles, and they were taken into custody at different times in different places.
According to the jail’s media release, at 11:21 a.m., Bradley Michael Besana, 35, of Corning, was arrested on Highway 99 at County Road 48, Willows, on charges alleging driving without a license (a misdemeanor), receiving stolen property (a misdemeanor), and carrying a concealed stolen weapon (a felony).
His bail was set at $10,000.
At 12:48 p.m., Brian Lawrence Eldridge, 41, of Orland, was arrested at , Sycamore West Apartments, 1333 West Sycamore Street, Willows, on charges alleging receiving stolen property, and willfully discharging a firearm in a grossly negligent manner (both misdemeanors).
His bail was set at $0.00 (nothing).
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