November 8, 2021 — Respected and beloved Buffalo Outlaws Motorcycle Club member Stephan (Hard Guy) Pleczyj died suddenly of natural causes last week at 62 years old. Pleczyj was convicted of weapons offenses connected to the infamous September 21, 1994 Lancaster Speedway brawl between the Outlaws and the Hells Angels that left local leaders of both gangs dead.
While investigating the stabbing death of Rochester Hells Angels boss Michael (Mad Mike) Quale at the bloody speedway scuffle, the FBI and ATF raided Pleczyj’s home and found two 22-caliber revolvers, a switchblade knife and a pipe bomb.
Hells Angel enforcer Robert (Big Bob) Herold was found guilty of shooting Outlaws leader Walter (Buffalo Wally) Posnjak at the speedway. The 44-year old Buffalo Wally acted as biker politician, shuffling between Ohio and Western New York relaying messages and enacting policy for Outlaws brass.
Pleczyj worked with Buffalo Wally in the early 1990s as the Outlaws fought to keep the Hells Angels out of Western New York, per federal records. Informants told the FBI that Pleczyj helped maintain the Buffalo Outlaws chapter’s armory.
Back in 1987, Pleczyj was convicted in a gun possession case out of state court in Erie County. According to recent federal court filings, the Outlaws new international boss is Buffalo’s John (Tommy O) Ermin. Per those filings, Ermin is linked to the Buffalo mafia’s highest levels of power. Ermin, 52, attended Pleczyj’s wake and funeral.
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