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28 | WheelsOfGrace.com | #53 HANDLEBAR NEWS "There are hotels in nearby ci es that will give homeless individuals a free night stay. The officer could have helped to facilitate this," Leasure said in a statement to Cleveland Scene. "If the person did not want or need anything, the person would have been permi ed to stay where they were." UPDATE: A NEW HAMPSHIRE JUDGE HAS DENIED VOLODYMYR ZHUKOVSKYY'S BID TO BE RELEASED WHILE HE AWAITS TRIAL IN CONNECTION WITH A CRASH THAT LEFT SEVEN MOTORCYCLISTS DEAD. B Y S C O T T J . C R O T E A U | A New Hampshire judge has denied Volodymyr Zhukovskyy's bid to be released while he awaits trial in connec on with a crash that le seven motorcyclists dead. Zhukovskyy, 24, of West Springfield, wanted a new bail hearing and his lawyers were seeking his release under condi ons, but a judge in New Hampshire denied the mo on, according to court documents. Zhukovskyy remains held a er he was indicted on seven counts of manslaughter, seven counts of negligent homicide and several other charges in connec on with the June 21, 2019, on Route 2 in Randolph, New Hampshire that le seven members of the Jarheads Motorcycle Club dead. Lawyers for Zhukovskyy had also argued his Miranda rights were violated by inves gators who ques oned him a er the deadly crash. The judge determined those rights were not violated. Prosecutors contend that Zhukovskyy should remain in custody while awai ng trial. One of their arguments is that they are concerned he would flee the United States and head to Ukraine if he is released. The defense lawyers for Zhukovskyy wanted him released on personal recognizance and under several condi ons to ensure he would be monitored. The lawyers contend a review of the crash conducted by an independent firm hired by the state had poked holes in the criminal case. In court filings, prosecutors listed numerous incidents showing Zhukovskyy's history of drug use, impaired driving and admissions by Zhukovskyy about his daily use of drugs. Prosecutors in the New Hampshire case also noted Zhukovskyy is a Ukrainian na onal with a status as a long-term permanent resident in the U.S. There is a detainer from immigra on officials for Zhukovskyy in order to have him deported as well. "Moreover, upon informa on and belief, the defendant has immediate family members currently living in Ukraine," prosecutors wrote in previous court filings while calling Zhukovskyy a "significant flight risk." Authori es said Zhukovskyy had ingested fentanyl and cocaine prior to the New Hampshire crash and both drugs were found in his blood a er the collision. Defense lawyers said the independent firm's report on the crash shows the New Hampshire State Police reports about the crash are flawed. Several inves gators who had direct contact with Zhukovskyy after the crash did not note "any sign, symptom, or indica on that Mr. Zhukovskyy was impaired at any point," the lawyers said. Zhukovskyy should not have been driving at the me of the crash. He had been arrested in Connec cut roughly one month prior to the deadly New Hampshire crash. In the Connec cut arrest, on May 11, 2019, Zhukovskyy was charged with driving under the influence. The Massachuse s DMV was no fied of the incident but never suspended his license. Zhukovskyy was out on $2,500 non-surety bond in the Connec cut case when the New Hampshire crash occurred. Zhukovskyy overdosed in an Agawam parking lot, was caught with a crack pipe in Baytown, Texas in February 2019 and pleaded guilty to sufficient facts on a charge of driving while under the influence of alcohol in connec on with a January 2014 West Springfield incident. Court filings by prosecutors also said Zhukovskyy told inves gators that a er the New Hampshire crash he went home to West Springfield and consumed what he believed was heroin. Zhukovskyy also told inves gators he used three to four bags of heroin a day. He told officials at the Coos County House of Correc ons that he was also detoxing from "dope and alcohol," prosecutors said. Editor's Notes: "Keep him locked up! We will send him a WOG magazine." EVEL KNIEVEL'S SON IS ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH THE WALT DISNEY CO. AND PIXAR OVER A MOVIE DAREDEVIL CHARACTER NAMED DUKE CABOOM B Y K E N R I T T E R You may have read this story in our last Handlebar News we emailed. Evel Knievel's son is on a collision course with the Walt Disney Co. and Pixar over a movie daredevil character named Duke Caboom. A federal trademark infringement lawsuit filed in Las Vegas accuses the movie company of improperly basing the new character in last year's "Toy Story 4" on Knievel, whose famous stunts included motorcycle jumps over the Caesars Palace fountain in Las Vegas and a row of buses at Wembley Stadium in London, and a rocket shot into Snake River Canyon in Idaho. Las Vegas- based K and K Promo ons accuses Disney-owned Pixar of inten onally modeling the Caboom character, voiced by Keanau Reeves in the movie, a er Knievel — although Knievel's name is never men oned. Son Kelly Knievel, head of K and K, has had publicity rights to Evel Knievel's name since 1998, according to the court filing in U.S. District Court. He said the moviemakers never sought permission to use his father's likeness. The Walt Disney Co., in a statement from corporate spokesman Jeffrey R. Epstein, said it will defend itself vigorously against what it called Knievel's meritless claims. Knievel is seeking unspecified damages totaling more than $300,000 on allega ons that