However, this was not enough for Garnet McEwen, who wanted to pursue the "Yankeeization" of Satan's Choice.
18 Facts About Garnet McEwen
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Garnet McEwen felt very strongly that he could only become a powerful biker by joining an American outlaw biker club.
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Garnet McEwen had an obsession with guns and wanted to join the Outlaws so that he could import guns in mass from the United States.
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Garnet McEwen invited several Outlaw leaders from their headquarters in Chicago to meet Guindon in Oshawa.
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On several visits to Chicago, Garnet McEwen was courted by Harry Joseph "Taco" Bowman, the president of the American Outlaws, which increased his sense of self-importance.
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Garnet McEwen worked as a police informer, selling information to the police.
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Garnet McEwen informed the Ontario Provincial Police of the PCP factory and when it was that Guindon would be visiting Oba Lake so they could arrest him.
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In one of his first acts as national president, Garnet McEwen arranged for a common "association patch" between the Outlaws and Satan's Choice, allowing for equality between the two clubs.
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Garnet McEwen was an unpopular national president, due to his "dictatorial" leadership style.
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Garnet McEwen was just a dirty guy who looked like a 1950s biker.
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In March 1977, Garnet McEwen arranged for the Windsor and St Catharines chapters to secretly join the Outlaws.
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On 1 July 1977, Garnet McEwen summoned most of the Satan's Choice chapter presidents for a meeting, where he called for "patching over" to the Outlaws, arguing that being members of an American club would improve their image, and that the St Catharines and Windsor chapters had already decided to join the Outlaws.
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Garnet McEwen brought over a number of American Outlaws from their Detroit chapter to provide intimidation at the Crystal Beach meeting.
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From within the Millhaven prison, Guindon was alleged to have placed a bounty on Garnet McEwen, promising to pay $10,000 as the reward for killing him.
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Garnet McEwen's reign as the first national president of the Canadian Outlaws was a failure, as the American Outlaws led by Bowman expelled him after he was caught embezzling some $30,000 he owed to them.
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Garnet McEwen then became a member of the Chosen Few Motorcycle Club, stating his profession as a dishwasher proved his lack of power.
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In 1980, Garnet McEwen abandoned biking to become a dishwasher, which was felt to be sufficient punishment by Satan's Choice.
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Garnet McEwen settled in Saskatoon, where he lived with his common-law wife Tina Karsten and fathered a son, Dakota.