First biker trial over 2015 Waco shootings set for April

WACO -- The first trial over a Central Texas gunfight involving rival motorcycle gangs that left nine people dead, 20 others hurt and more than 150 bikers charged is set for April, 23 months after the May 2015 shootout.

Several charged in the gunfire at a Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco have been seeking a speedy trial.

“In complex cases, it’s not uncommon for the trial to occur 18 months to two years after the alleged incident occurred,” 54th District Court Judge Matt Johnson, who will preside over some of the trials, told the Waco Tribune-Herald.

“It’s not like we had a shortage of cases before Twin Peaks came along,” said 19th District Court Judge Ralph Strother, who also will handle some of the trials. “It’s just the vagaries of the system, the complexity of the cases and the sheer volume that is present in the criminal justice system.”

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