A federal grand jury has indicted 26-year-old Jashanpreet Singh of Lodi on three serious firearms charges, Acting U.S. Attorney Kimberly A. Sanchez announced today.
Acording to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of California, Singh, the alleged founder of the “Punjabi Devils” Motorcycle Club — a Stockton-based outlaw gang linked to the Hells Angels — faces charges of allegedly unlawfully dealing firearms, possessing a machine gun, and possessing an unregistered short-barreled rifle.
According to court documents, Singh allegedly attempted to sell several illegal weapons to an undercover officer on 6 June 2025.
The cache included a short-barreled rifle, three other assault weapons, three machine gun conversion devices, and a revolver.
A later search of his home uncovered even more weapons — including a machine gun, another conversion device, a silencer, a hand grenade, and what appeared to be a military-style Claymore mine.
It is reported that the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s bomb squad safely destroyed the explosive devices at the scene.
Initially charged at the state level, Singh failed to appear in court on 21 July, prompting a bench warrant for his arrest. Two days later, the FBI was alerted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection that Singh had booked a flight to India, scheduled to depart from San Francisco International Airport on 26 July. He was arrested at the airport before boarding and remains in federal custody.
The case is the result of a multi-agency investigation involving the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Homeland Security Investigations, local sheriff’s departments, Stockton Police, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Singh faces up to 25 years in prison and fines totalling $510,000 if convicted on all charges. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Alex Cárdenas and Adrian Kinsella.
Note: All charges are allegations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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