A former soldier once sentenced to life in jail for seven murders committed in 1984's infamous Milperra bikie massacre has been accused of deliberately running down a motorcyclist.
Glen Anthony Eaves was just 22 when he played a major role in the greatest bikie outrage in Australian criminal history, in which six gang members and a teenage girl were shot dead.
Now 57, Eaves has been charged with predatory driving, driving furiously to cause bodily harm and assault occasioning actual bodily harm after an alleged road rage incident in Sydney's inner-west.
Eaves, who is on bail, did not appear at Burwood Local Court on Monday when the matter was adjourned for the brief of evidence to be served.
Police say the onetime Comanchero outlaw was involved in an altercation with a 23-year-old motorcyclist about 10.50pm on March 20.
Six bikies and a 15-year-old girl were killed in the Milperra massacre on Father's Day, 1984 (pictured). Comanchero Glen Eaves was originally found guilty of seven counts of murder over the war. He has now been charged with offences arising from an alleged road rage incident
Glen Eaves was one of 31 bikies to spend 14 months in front of a Supreme Court jury in what was Australia's longest-running criminal trial. A 20-minute battle waged with guns, baseball bats and knives in the Viking Tavern car park. Bikies are pictured after the shooting stopped
The Comanchero were waiting when their Bandidos rivals arrived at the Viking Tavern. 'People screamed, people ran, people hid. Bandidos, Comancheros and bystanders were struck, limbs were broken, people were stabbed, people were shot,' Justice Roden said of the mayhem.
Eaves, driving a Skoda Octavia station wagon, allegedly chased the motorcyclist for five minutes before hitting him with his vehicle in Ian Parade at Concord.
The rider was taken to Prince Alfred hospital where he was treated for cuts, bruises and a back injury.
The next day police attended an apartment block at Mortlake, also in the inner-west, where they seized a car and clothing as well as other items for forensic testing.
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Two days later they arrested Eaves and charged him at Burwood police station. He is yet to enter a plea to any of the charges.
More than three decades ago Eaves was one of 30 bikies convicted of murder or manslaughter over the Milperra massacre and one of the last to be released from jail.
On Father's Day, 1984, members of rival gangs the Commanchero and Bandidos met in the car park of the Viking Tavern at Milperra, in Sydney's south west, and went to war.
Glen Eaves was a 22-year-old soldier and Comanchero bikie who took part in the Milperra massacre in 1984. Eaves was sentenced to life for seven counts of manslaughter but served less than five years. He is pictured in Hyde Park in December 1988 while on bail
A 20-minute battle waged with guns, baseball bats and knives killed two Bandidos, four Comancheros and an innocent bystander, 15-year-old Joanne Walters.
The Milperra massacre's origins lay in a split in the Comanchero ranks a year earlier.
Members of that gang had been dissatisfied with the dictatorial leadership of its 'supreme commander' Jock Ross, who ran the Comanchero like a paramilitary organisation.
Jock Ross (pictured) was the 'supreme commander' of the Comanchero gang he founded
A power struggle led to the formation of the first Australian chapter of the Texas-based Bandidos, causing bad blood and running territorial disputes between the two gangs.
On the morning of September 2 a group of Bandidos had ridden past Eaves's Westmead home to stir him up and indicate they would be attending a bike swap meet at the Viking Tavern later that day.
Telephones ran hot as about 20 Comancheros arranged to go to the swap meet where they would wait for 30 or so armed Bandidos to arrive.
Eaves was standing next to his car near the tavern wielding a shotgun as the Bandidos entered the car park, which was filled with a crowd of about 500.
Justice Adrian Roden would describe what happened next as he sentenced Eaves and the others almost three years later.
'When the Bandidos arrived at the Viking Tavern car park, the Comancheros were waiting for them,' he said.
One of the bikies killed at Milperra is picture lying over his dead brother at the Viking Tavern. Four Comancheros and two Bandidos were shot dead in the gun battle which was waged in a packed car park
'Bandidos were quickly out of their cars and off their bikes and many began moving towards the Comancheros. Some took their bats and tour Lệ Giang bars with them; others had guns.
'The battle then began. Bats, bars, guns and at least one knife were used.
'People screamed, people ran, people hid. Bandidos, Comancheros and bystanders were struck, limbs were broken, people were stabbed, tour shangrila people were shot.
'Minutes later seven lay dead - four Comancheros, two Bandidos and a 15-year-old girl.'
As well as Ms Walters, Bandidos vice president Mario 'Chopper' Cianter and clubmate Gregory 'Shadow' Campbell were killed.
Glen Anthony Eaves was just 22 when he played a major role in the greatest bikie outrage in Australian criminal history, in which six gang members and a teenage girl were shot dead.
Now 57, Eaves has been charged with predatory driving, driving furiously to cause bodily harm and assault occasioning actual bodily harm after an alleged road rage incident in Sydney's inner-west.
Eaves, who is on bail, did not appear at Burwood Local Court on Monday when the matter was adjourned for the brief of evidence to be served.
Police say the onetime Comanchero outlaw was involved in an altercation with a 23-year-old motorcyclist about 10.50pm on March 20.
Six bikies and a 15-year-old girl were killed in the Milperra massacre on Father's Day, 1984 (pictured). Comanchero Glen Eaves was originally found guilty of seven counts of murder over the war. He has now been charged with offences arising from an alleged road rage incident
Glen Eaves was one of 31 bikies to spend 14 months in front of a Supreme Court jury in what was Australia's longest-running criminal trial. A 20-minute battle waged with guns, baseball bats and knives in the Viking Tavern car park. Bikies are pictured after the shooting stopped
The Comanchero were waiting when their Bandidos rivals arrived at the Viking Tavern. 'People screamed, people ran, people hid. Bandidos, Comancheros and bystanders were struck, limbs were broken, people were stabbed, people were shot,' Justice Roden said of the mayhem.
Eaves, driving a Skoda Octavia station wagon, allegedly chased the motorcyclist for five minutes before hitting him with his vehicle in Ian Parade at Concord.
The rider was taken to Prince Alfred hospital where he was treated for cuts, bruises and a back injury.
The next day police attended an apartment block at Mortlake, also in the inner-west, where they seized a car and clothing as well as other items for forensic testing.
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Two days later they arrested Eaves and charged him at Burwood police station. He is yet to enter a plea to any of the charges.
More than three decades ago Eaves was one of 30 bikies convicted of murder or manslaughter over the Milperra massacre and one of the last to be released from jail.
On Father's Day, 1984, members of rival gangs the Commanchero and Bandidos met in the car park of the Viking Tavern at Milperra, in Sydney's south west, and went to war.
Glen Eaves was a 22-year-old soldier and Comanchero bikie who took part in the Milperra massacre in 1984. Eaves was sentenced to life for seven counts of manslaughter but served less than five years. He is pictured in Hyde Park in December 1988 while on bail
A 20-minute battle waged with guns, baseball bats and knives killed two Bandidos, four Comancheros and an innocent bystander, 15-year-old Joanne Walters.
The Milperra massacre's origins lay in a split in the Comanchero ranks a year earlier.
Members of that gang had been dissatisfied with the dictatorial leadership of its 'supreme commander' Jock Ross, who ran the Comanchero like a paramilitary organisation.
Jock Ross (pictured) was the 'supreme commander' of the Comanchero gang he founded
A power struggle led to the formation of the first Australian chapter of the Texas-based Bandidos, causing bad blood and running territorial disputes between the two gangs.
On the morning of September 2 a group of Bandidos had ridden past Eaves's Westmead home to stir him up and indicate they would be attending a bike swap meet at the Viking Tavern later that day.
Telephones ran hot as about 20 Comancheros arranged to go to the swap meet where they would wait for 30 or so armed Bandidos to arrive.
Eaves was standing next to his car near the tavern wielding a shotgun as the Bandidos entered the car park, which was filled with a crowd of about 500.
Justice Adrian Roden would describe what happened next as he sentenced Eaves and the others almost three years later.
'When the Bandidos arrived at the Viking Tavern car park, the Comancheros were waiting for them,' he said.
One of the bikies killed at Milperra is picture lying over his dead brother at the Viking Tavern. Four Comancheros and two Bandidos were shot dead in the gun battle which was waged in a packed car park
'Bandidos were quickly out of their cars and off their bikes and many began moving towards the Comancheros. Some took their bats and tour Lệ Giang bars with them; others had guns.
'The battle then began. Bats, bars, guns and at least one knife were used.
'People screamed, people ran, people hid. Bandidos, Comancheros and bystanders were struck, limbs were broken, people were stabbed, tour shangrila people were shot.
'Minutes later seven lay dead - four Comancheros, two Bandidos and a 15-year-old girl.'
As well as Ms Walters, Bandidos vice president Mario 'Chopper' Cianter and clubmate Gregory 'Shadow' Campbell were killed.
