3 Hells Angels Plead Guilty in Assault

Three members of the Hells Angels pleaded guilty Tuesday to assault and theft charges stemming from an attack on a former friend who failed to turn on a Jacuzzi for a party, authorities said.

Sabian Reynoso, 23, Michael Kapp, 27, and Brian Applegate, 25, had been accused of beating, stabbing and robbing Will Geyer, 36, at his home in the 600 block of Larmier Avenue on April 4, authorities said.

At the start of a scheduled trial Tuesday, the trio admitted to lesser crimes in exchange for more serious charges being dropped, said Deputy Dist. Atty. Bill Redmond.

Reynoso pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon, and Kapp admitted to battery. The penalty for those crimes ranges from probation to four years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for late July.

Applegate pleaded guilty to petty theft, admitting that he stole prescription painkillers from Geyer. Applegate, who did not participate in the attack, was sentenced to 24 days in jail but received credit for time served, and three years’ probation.

Redmond said witnesses reported that Reynoso and Kapp had been drinking heavily and using drugs that night and had not gone to Geyer’s house intending to harm him. Reynoso was originally charged with attempted murder.

“Given the status of these individuals that night, it was determined that these were theappropriate charges,” Redmond said.

According to authorities, the defendants were out partying when they called Geyer and told him to heat up the Jacuzzi for a late-night soak. At the time, Geyer was living in one of two houses on property where Kapp and Reynoso also resided.

Instead of turning on the spa, Geyer, who was apparently not feeling well, went to bed. When the trio got home, they broke into Geyer’s home, beat him up, and Reynoso stabbed him as he fled, authorities said.

Geyer, who is not a member of the Hells Angels but was a friend of the group, recovered from his injuries, Redmond said.