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Modesto man suspected in San Francisco biker death arrested

A pair of Hells Angels members look on as crowds jam a funeral home parking lot during the memorial for the Hells Angels San Francisco chapter leader in Daly City, Calif., Monday, Sept. 15, 2008. Authorities say as many as 2,000 bikers are expected to attend the burial today of Mark "Papa" Guardado. Guardado was shot earlier this month outside a bar in San Francisco after a scuffle with man police say was a member of a rival Mongols Motorcycle Club. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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By Bee staff reports

last updated: October 06, 2008 03:46:30 PM

A Modesto man suspected in the Sept. 2 shooting death of a Hells Angel leader in San Francisco is in custody, police said.

Christopher Ablett, 37, turned himself in to authorities in Oklahoma on Saturday, San Francisco police said today. He is awaiting extradition.

The San Francisco district attorney's office had issued a $5 million arrest warrant for Ablett.

Police suspect Ablett, a member of the Mongols Motorcycle Club, of killing Mark Guardado, 46, who was the head of the Hells Angels San Francisco chapter.

Police last month raided the Modesto home Ablett shared with his parents and children and seized evidence, including a motorcycle, according to a police news release.

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