Man sought over airport 'battle'

Joseph Lagrue, 46, who police are seeking in connection with a riot inside an airport terminal
12 April 2012

Police have issued a picture of a man they are trying to trace in connection with a riot inside an airport terminal.

Detectives from West Midlands Police are trying to find 46-year-old Joseph Lagrue to speak to him in connection with the disorder at Birmingham International Airport on January 20, 2008.

In June last year seven members of two rival biker gangs were each jailed for six years for their part in the "terrifying" riot.

A trial at Birmingham Crown Court heard how dozens of Hells Angels and Outlaws, some armed with knives, were involved in the "battle" at the airport.

Neil Harrison, 46, Paul Arlett, 35, Mark Price, 50, Sean Timmins, 38, Leonard Hawthorne, 52, Mark Moseley, 46, and Jeremy Ball, 46, all from addresses across the West Midlands, were each jailed for six years by Judge Patrick Thomas in June after being previously convicted by a jury.

Price, Harrison, Moseley and Ball were Outlaws, and Arlett, Timmins, and Hawthorne, were Hells Angels, the court heard.

An eighth defendant, 47-year-old Mark Larner, of Tudor Road in Upper Gornal, West Midlands, fled to South Africa, but handed himself in in November and was jailed for six years.

West Midlands Police said Joseph Lagrue was currently featured on the force's Most Wanted site.

They urged anyone with information to contact them on 0845 113 5000.

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