Authorities say a Maryland motorcycle club rolled into eastern Pennsylvania, hit five Harley-Davidson dealerships, and rolled back out with nearly $200,000 in bikes before the law caught up with them.
Three alleged members of the group were charged Thursday in connection with thefts that investigators say took place between April 2 and July 20, 2025, across Bucks, Dauphin, Lehigh, Monroe and York counties. One late July incident reportedly turned violent and ended in a high-speed chase into Maryland. The suspects are currently being held there and are expected to be arraigned in Pennsylvania at a later date.
In a news release, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General said 53-year-old Jermaine Holland, 48-year-old Jennifer M. Heist and 36-year-old Craig Grinage each face felony counts of corrupt organizations, organized retail theft, robbery and related offenses. The office identified the trio as members of the Guerilla Motorcycle Club, a chapter of the Maryland-based Wheels of Soul, and noted that Maryland authorities have charged other club members in similar heists. “This brazen and violent group made a big mistake coming into the Commonwealth to commit crimes,” Attorney General Dave Sunday said in the release.
As reported by CBS Pittsburgh, investigators say most of the thefts followed the same script. One person would stroll onto the showroom floor and make a small purchase, while an accomplice quietly wheeled a motorcycle out of the dealership. On July 20 at Eisenhauer Harley-Davidson in Manchester Township, York County, prosecutors allege Holland went a step further, climbing onto a customer’s motorcycle, pointing a handgun, and taking off, which triggered the pursuit into Maryland where officers recovered a firearm. CBS reports the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Organized Retail Crime Section led the investigation.
How investigators say the ring operated
The Attorney General’s Organized Retail Crime Section says surveillance footage and witness statements tied that same two-person tactic to thefts at Harley-Davidson lots in all five counties, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General said. In several cases, dealership workers described only a brief gap between the distraction at the counter and the disappearance of a bike, giving suspects just enough time to move a motorcycle to a waiting vehicle before staff realized what was happening. State officials say those repeating patterns, combined with additional investigative work, linked the Pennsylvania thefts to related charges already filed against club members in Maryland.
Legal context and penalties
Prosecutors charged the defendants under Pennsylvania laws designed to go after coordinated theft operations rather than just one-off shoplifters. Under the state’s organized retail theft statute (18 Pa.C.S. §3929.3), running an organized retail theft enterprise can be prosecuted as a felony, with tougher grading as the value of the stolen goods climbs. The corrupt organizations law (18 Pa.C.S. §911) lets prosecutors pursue the alleged enterprise itself, exposing defendants to first degree felony penalties and potential civil remedies. According to the Attorney General’s office, the Organized Retail Crime Section will handle the prosecutions.
What to watch next
The three defendants remain in Maryland custody while Pennsylvania authorities finalize paperwork and set an arraignment date, and officials have not publicly committed to an extradition timeline. Investigators say the probe is still active and that more arrests or charges could follow as agencies coordinate across state lines. Anyone with information about the Harley-Davidson thefts is urged to contact the Office of Attorney General or local police, according to the release.
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