Overview
- Police Scotland says a targeted attack on the M74 near Lesmahagow on Sunday left one man seriously injured and multiple bystanders shaken as officers opened an active criminal inquiry.
- Mad Dogs president Mark 'Bruni' Brown said he and other club members were set upon by about 12 masked assailants armed with swords and bats and that he was taken to hospital after the incident.
- Investigators believe the attackers used several vehicles, and a red Mazda alleged to have been involved was recovered in Ayrshire as police appeal for witnesses and dash-cam video.
- Biker sources have questioned whether the Blue Angels formally sanctioned the ambush, saying such actions are usually ordered from club leadership and the attack’s car-based method looks atypical.
- The episode builds on a long history of violence between the Mad Dogs and Blue Angels, including past machete attacks, a pipe-bomb conviction of Mad Dogs founder Dan Laponder, and recent arrests tied to earlier incidents.