Two views emerge of alleged leader of Fallen Saints

Mark Nowakowski is 44-years-old, an award-winning business owner with local roots and no criminal record.

Nowakowski is also alleged to be the president of the Fallen Saints, the Saskatoon drug-dealing arm of the Hells Angels motorcycle club.

The raid and the fallout

Nowakowski was in court Friday for a bail hearing. He was one of 14 people arrested last week by police in a massive raid of homes and commercial properties linked to the Hells Angels and Fallen Saints motorcycle clubs.

"At this point in time, we are not admitting anything and it is our position that all facts are an issue and in dispute by Mr. Nowakowski," defence lawyer Nick Stooshinoff said outside court.

Stooshinoff had just gotten Nowakowski freed on bail. The conditions were extensive.

The business owner posted $10,000 and surrendered his passport, and agreed to keep the peace.

He also agreed to have no contact with 22 people, their names read into the court record and recognizable as other alleged members of the Fallen Saints caught in the raids.

Nowakowski also agreed to stay away from the Hells Angels and Fallen Saints clubhouses, and have no contact with any known members of either club.

"Well, it won't bother him, will it," said Stooshinoff.

"He's not engaged in any of that activity."

Duelling images

Two photographs illustrate the competing descriptions of Nowakowski.

In one, he stands in biker leathers with a group of Fallen Saints in the Hells Angels Saskatoon compound.

In another, he's in a shiny purple shirt accepting the 2013 Dealer of the Year award for his local landscaping company.

Nowakowski is also potentially facing more charges.

Stooshinoff says they can only deal with what's in front of them now.

"The prosecutor has indicated that they anticipate that there may be further charges," he said.

"Until those charges are made, we're not going to concern ourselves with it until they are made." 

Nowakowski is back in court next month.