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Iron Order MC (Motorcycle Club)

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Iron Order MC is an outlaw motorcycle club founded in Jeffersonville, Indiana in 2004.

The Iron Order Motorcycle Club are a tough group to label, as they claim to be a family friendly club, are made up of a large proportion of law enforcement including police, corrections officers and active military, yet they display many of the characteristics of an outlaw club including the style of patches that they wear, the style of mottos they use and the criminal activities that their members have publicly been involved in.

We have chosen the label “outlaw motorcycle club” for them, as they don’t wear the one percenter diamond patch, however almost everything else about them indicates that they aren’t part of the 99%.

Iron Order MC Patch Logo

Iron Order MC History

The Iron Order Motorcycle Club was founded in 2004 in Jefferson, Indiana. The actual date of the founding is listed as 4 July by the club, however other reputable sources list August as the founding month.

The motorcycle club are listed as having 8 founding members:

The Iron Order Motorcycle Club states that their aim is to be like the motorcycle clubs of the 1950s and 1960s, who were non-conformists, but not in any way a criminal organization.

In April, 2005, the club opened their first clubhouse, in Louisville, Kentucky and by late 2006 they added 5 more chapters in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Columbus, Washington and West Palm Beach. Quick expansion followed, to the point where there are now hundreds of chapters located in the USA and also branches internationally.

A document has been distributed in Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton advising that any of their members who join the Iron Order Motorcycle Club, or any other outlaw motorcycle club, would receive disciplinary action.  This is a clear indication that some arms of the military view the Iron Order Motorcycle Club as being involved in criminal activity. In July 2014 the Navy stated that they believe Iron Order is a gang.

In late 2014 Ray “Izod” Lubesky was replaced as International President by Patrick “Brit” Ward after many years at the helm of the motorcycle club.

Iron Order MC Clubhouse Fairdale Kentucky

Iron Order MC Patch / Motto / Colors

The Iron Order motto is “MBBM”, which stands for “My Brother Before Me”.

The Iron Order also use the abbreviation of “IOFFIO”, which stands for “Iron Order Forever, Forever Iron Order”. This is a popular style of abbreviation used by almost all of the major outlaw motorcycle clubs.

Iron Order MC Clubhouse Carthage New York

Iron Order MC Chapters

The Iron Order Motorcycle Club are one of the fastest growing motorcycle clubs in the USA, with hundreds of chapters in most states throughout the USA as well as a presence overseas in multiple countries including England, France and Germany.

Iron Order USA

Iron Order MC Clubhouse Warwick Oklahoma

Iron Order International

Famous Iron Order MC Members

While there are no known famous members of the Iron Order Motorcycle club, some have gained more media attention than others.

Iron Order MC Crime / In The Media

2013 – 5 June, 2013. Iron Order Motorcycle Club are involved in a fight with Los Lobos MC in Cheyenne, Wyoming, which involves approximately 17 people. Los Lobos member David Burleski is arrested on a fighting charge and Los Lobos member Timothy Hougardy is arrested for having a concealed knife. No members of Iron Order are charged.

2014 – 26 June, 2014. Black Pistons MC member Zachariah Tipton is killed with a single shot by an Iron Order Motorcycle Club prospect, Kristopher Stone (who is a medic in the National Guard). at the Nippers Beach Grille in Jacksonville, Florida. The Florida State Attorney Angela Corey refused to charge Kristopher Stone, stating that they believed this was a justifiable action.

Witness reports state that Kristopher Stone was attacked by members of the Iron Order Motorcycle Club and was being hit on the ground, when he shot Zachariah Tipton. As the Iron Order MC are known to cooperate with law enforcement, and outlaw motorcycle clubs generally do not, it is unclear whether or not these statements are a true reflection of the events that occurred on the day.

Iron Order – Black Pistons MC Zach Tipton

2014 – 7 June, 2014. Four members of the Chosen Sons MC are charged with a fight against the Iron Order. No members of the Iron Order are charged. The attorney of one of the charged stated that he believes that “people were selectively charged”.

2015 – 21 February, 2015. A gunfight breaks out in Meridian, Mississippi between the Iron Order and the Pistoleros MC. The fight started outside of the Echo Lounge and continued into the carpark. Three men were injured in the fight.

2015 – 10 June, 2015. Iron Order involved in fight with the Iron Horsemen MC in Kentucky. One person struck by a vehicle.

Iron Horsemen MC Patch Logo

2015 – 19 June, 2015. Around 9:45pm outside the Bar-B-Q Pit restaurant in Lower Heidelberg Township, Pennsylvania, a fight breaks out between Iron Order members Wayne Ritchie and Timothy Martin against Mark Groff. Mark Groff’s fiancee, Tonya Focht, also gets involved in the fight and falls towards a moving vehicle where it is believed she was run over by the back right wheel. The Berks District Attorney, John T Adams, stated that their investigation did not uncover enough information to file homicide charges.

Iron Order MC Tonyo Focht Bar B Pit

2016 – 30 January, 2016. A fight breaks out at the National Western Complex in Denver, Colorado between the Iron Order MC and Mongols MC. Mongols member Victor Mendoza, known as “Nubs”, is shot and dies. Mongol Jared Chadwick, known as “Hercules” is also shot and badly wounded. The Iron Order claim that the shooting was self defence, as they also claimed in the 2014 shooting against the Black Pistons, of which the Florida State Attorney General refused to lay charges. The Mongols took a very unusual step for their club after this Iron Order Denver shooting, by holding a press conference to publicly announce that they do not believe this shooting was in self defence and that it was in fact a murder. Iron Order member Derrick “Kong” Duran is arrested at the venue following the murder and can be seen in video footage at the complex holding a pistol. As well as being a member of the motorcycle club Derrick Duran is also an employee of the Colorado Department of Corrections. Interestingly there is a decision made by Denver District Attorney Mitchell R. Morrissey not to prosecute Derrick Duran.

The following is from a statement by the Mongols attorney Stephen Stubbs after the Iron Order Denver shooting:

“Pulling a gun after one of your buddies pushes someone is not reasonable and cannot be self-defense … shooting an unarmed person that tries to disarm you, after you unlawfully brandish a gun, cannot be self-defense. Running to the top of the stairs, pointing a gun at the crowd below, and shooting an unarmed man that bravely tries to disarm you cannot be self-defense.”

Iron Order MC National Western Complex Denver Colorado

Iron Order MC Books / Movies / TV

No books exist about the Iron Order MC. Instead you may be interested in checking out our list of outlaw motorcycle club books.

Bob Saget did a segment on the Iron Order in the show “Strange Days” on the A&E channel.

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