Judge reserves decision in Hells Angel Jesse Bitz death threats case

Two completely different pictures of Jesse Bitz emerged at his trial in Court of Queen's Bench this week.

Now, it's up to Justice Neil Gabrielson to decide which picture he accepts.

Bitz, a former Hells Angel, is accused of threatening to kill his former boss, Leonard Banga of Xtreme Mining and Demolition. Bitz worked for the company until the pair had a falling out last year.

• Hells Angel Jesse Bitz denies Leonard Banga death threats

It's the nature of the falling out that became the focus of the trial.

Bitz's lawyer, Morris Bodnar, said that Banga fabricated the death threats because he was angry with Bitz walking away from a six-figure job at his company.

He conceded that Bitzwas upset with Banga, but he saidthat the anger came from his former boss scuttling his chances of getting a high-paying job at Agrium.

RAW: Former Hells Angel Jesse Bitz arrives at court

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Former Hells Angel Jesse Bitz arrives at court in Saskatoon, where he's charged with threatening to kill Leonard Banga."My client was upset that he did not get the job that pays well,"Bodnarsaid.

"But he does not threaten to kill."

He said that Banga has nothing to corroborate his claims of the death threats, "he just wants us to take his word for it."

But prosecutor Jennifer Claxton-Viczko said that Bitz'snarrative "is not plausible, is not believable."

She said that Banga had no incentive to fabricate such serious claims.

Claxton-ViczkosaidthatBitzwould have the judge believe that he was such an essential employee thatBangawould be compelled to makeup allegations of death threats.

"You're going to allege this against a member of the Hells Angels," she asked.

Gabrielson reserved his decisionuntil October 31.