17 Facts About Jim Tinndahn

The son of factory worker parents, Tinndahn was born in North Zealand and described his childhood as "an ordinary working class upbringing".

Jim Tinndahn struggled in school as a result of dyslexia, and was reportedly quiet and introverted.

Jim Tinndahn instead took an interest in mopeds, and he later trained as a mechanic, an occupation from which he was granted early retirement due to spinal arthritis.

Jim Tinndahn became a member of the Zealand-based Morticians Motorcycle Club, which was initially a support club of the Hells Angels before disputes between the clubs led to the Morticians breaking away from the Angels in late 1988.

The Bandidos' "mother chapter" in Houston was unable to control its probate chapter in Helsingborg as Jim Tinndahn continued to support the Morbids' retaliation against the Angels.

Jim Tinndahn received the sobriquet "Solkongen" from his fellow Bandidos members in reference to King Louis XIV of France, who ruled under a system of absolute monarchy.

Jim Tinndahn selected Claus Bork Hansen as his personal bodyguard.

Jim Tinndahn was among the initiators of the mediation process that led to the end of the war.

Jim Tinndahn was arrested and charged with aggravated theft after police raided the Helsingborg Bandidos chapter clubhouse, where he resided, on 29 October 2008.

Jim Tinndahn was implicated in the investigation as a result of a police wiretap.

Jim Tinndahn denied the allegations, claiming that he was attempting to have the motorcycles returned to their owner.

On 2 December 2008, Jim Tinndahn was acquitted of the charges.

Jim Tinndahn stepped down from the role in June 2012, and was succeeded by his former vice-president, Michael "Kokken" Rosenvold.

At approximately 2:00 am on 7 October 2012, Jim Tinndahn crashed his Audi Q7 near Malmo's Emporia shopping mall while returning to Helsingborg from a Bandidos party in the Malmo suburb of Bunkeflostrand.

Jim Tinndahn was questioned by police after the incident, although he was not initially charged with a crime despite a blood test showing traces of benzoylecgonine and tetrahydrocannabinol in his system.

Jim Tinndahn ultimately contacted police in February 2015, at which time he was formally indicted.

Jim Tinndahn has kept a significantly lower profile since resigning as Bandidos president and he reportedly moved back to Denmark after residing in Helsingborg for several years.