1137: Jay Dobyns | Undercover with the Hells Angels Part Three

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🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

By popular demand, former ATF agent Jay Dobyns returns to take us deeper into the logistics of infiltrating the Hells Angels and living to tell the tale! [Pt. 3 of 3 — find 1 here and 2 here!]

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What We Discuss with Jay Dobyns:

ATF agent Jay Dobyns first infiltrated the Solo Angels gang in Tijuana simply to gain credibility with the Hells Angels in Arizona — an infiltration within an infiltration to establish presence in a culture notorious for extreme scrutiny.
The psychological toll of living a double life while undercover was severe. Taking handfuls of Hydroxycut to keep pace, Jay would cry himself to sleep from exhaustion and once signed a check with his undercover name, showing how blurred the lines became.
At the Mesa clubhouse, when his hand moved toward his concealed weapon, a Hells Angel asked, "Jaybird, let me ask you something. Can you outdraw my trigger squeeze?" — one of many moments where Jay's survival hung by a thread, with only his wits as a safety net.
Despite evidence gathered over two years, prosecutors reduced charges and sought plea deals with criminals in the Hells Angels organization rather than pursuing full prosecution — a profoundly frustrating outcome for Jay after years of risking his life to put these predators behind bars for good.
Despite having his home burned down and contract killers sent after him, Jay made a life-changing decision: "I live with concern. I choose not to live in fear because if I live in fear, they own me." This powerful mindset shows that even after facing extreme adversity, we all have the ability to reclaim our power by refusing to let fear dictate our choices.
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0:52.5	I'm at the Mesa, Arizona Clubhouse.
0:55.3	Beautiful clubhouse, like a Hell's Angels Museum.
0:58.3	And there's dudes standing around with guns out and pointing guns asking these questions.
1:02.3	Why are these guys talking shit about you?
1:04.2	So I had a shoulder holster that held a pistol on each side.
1:07.5	And this one member notices like my hand is starting to make its way towards the
1:12.1	pistol. And he said, Jaybird, let me ask you something. Can you outdraw my trigger squeeze?
1:17.5	And I was like, welcome to the show. I'm Jordan Harbinger. On the Jordan Harbinger show,
1:26.3	we decode the stories, secrets and
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