Outlaws expect hundreds for club member's funeral

Police say they foresee some heavy traffic on Saturday but no problems from the motorcycle club.

Members of the Outlaws motorcycle club are expected to come to Maine this weekend to attend a memorial service for Thomas Mayne, the regional treasurer for the group who was killed during a federal raid last week.

Police have met with leaders of the Outlaws organization to plan for the event. York County Sheriff Maurice Ouellette said he expects 250 to 300 members of the Outlaws to ride in for the memorial service in Dayton.

"I want this to be the least intrusive for everyone possible. I just want to make sure everybody's safe," Ouellette said. "Obviously, they should have a right to do what they're going to do."
Ouellette said he expects there may be some heavy traffic on Hollis Road, but he doesn't anticipate any problems.


Mayne, 59, was killed after agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrived to serve warrants to arrest him and search his house a week ago. Authorities said Mayne fired at the agents, who returned fire. Mayne was killed in the exchange.

The ATF sought to arrest Mayne for his role in the non-fatal shooting of a Hells Angels member in Canaan last year. That attack was in retaliation for an earlier attack on members of the Outlaws, according to a federal indictment.
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