Jury selection in the murder trial of a member of the Warlocks motorcycle gang began with a bomb shell Monday after the attorney for the man accused in a deadly Seminole County shootout told the court about a weekend shooting involving a witness.
According to an arrest report, Warlock gang member, John Haskell, is accused of shooting defense witness Larry Spohn in the arm while he was riding his motorcycle along I-95 in Brevard County Saturday.
The report said moments later, Haskell was pulled over and arrested with attempted premeditated murder.
In court Monday, defense attorney Michael Lafay said, "If I can't get witnesses here for his defense, I'll be moving for mistrial; for a mistrial because his constitutional rights are being violated."
The judge agreed and warned if the violence keeps up, it could end in a mistrial.
David Maloney, a member of the Philadelphia chapter of the Warlocks, is accused of shooting and killing three members of the rival Orlando chapter.
The shootings happened at a fundraiser at the VFW Post in Winter Springs in September 2012.
Maloney's trial is the first of four trials involving members of the Warlock motorcycle gang.
Paul Smith, Robert Eckert and Victor Amaro are also charged with second-degree homicide and attempted homicide.
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