Posted on 04/25/2006 6:05:23 PM PDT by CAWats
(04-25) 16:30 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A man sought after last week's federal raids targeting the Hells Angels motorcycle club in San Francisco was found shot to death at Ocean Beach today, a day after telling his girlfriend he was going to turn himself in, authorities said.
Authorities say Michael Demetrescu Sr., 46, was found about 8:15 a.m. in the sand dunes on Ocean Beach near the Great Highway and Kirkham and Lawton streets, a handgun by his side. He had been shot in the head.
Police say they suspect Demetrescu committed suicide, but are awaiting the outcome of tests and a review of other evidence before making any conclusions.
Demetrescu had faced 40 years to life in prison if convicted of federal methamphetamine trafficking charges that had been lodged against him following the raids Thursday. The agents who conducted the raids said they had found a pound of methamphetamine in the garage of his home in the Dogpatch neighborhood.
Inspector Joe Toomey of the homicide detail said Demetrescu was last seen Monday night leaving the Hells Angels' clubhouse on Tennessee Street. After his body was found, his live-in girlfriend, Nancy Deemer, told police that Demetrescu had said he was going to turn himself in today, Toomey said.
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Sand would hide a whole bunch of clues if it was a murder. Footprints, blood stains, angle of gunshot, etc...
Suicide it wasn't.
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