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Joseph Morgan (born Joseph Međugorac; April 10, 1929 [1] – November 8, 1993) [2] was an American gangster who became the first non-Mexican American member of the Mexican Mafia. He received the nickname "Pegleg" by authorities because of his prosthetic leg .
Cadena and Joe "Pegleg" Morgan, who became his best friend and mentor, led the gang to prominence in the California correctional system by terrorizing other unorganized ethnic inmate groups, gaining a monopoly over the sale of drugs, pornography, prostitution, extortion, and murder for hire.
Carroll later testified in court the protection amount was $5,000 per week. Allegedly, he became associated with Joe "Pegleg" Morgan and Rodolfo Cadena, two members of the Mexican Mafia while in prison. [2] During his time in Los Angeles, Rizzitello also became associated with the Los Angeles crime family. He became involved in illegal gambling ...
William Forsythe as J.D, based on Joe "Pegleg" Morgan. Joseph Morgan was a Croatian-American man who became a member of the Mexican Mafia in 1968 while doing time in San Quentin State prison, despite his lack of Mexican or other Latino heritage. He died in prison in 1993 from inoperable liver cancer. Steve Wilcox as young J.D.
The protagonist Miklo Velka is largely based on Joe "Pegleg" Morgan, being white and having lost his leg from getting shot during a robbery (one of the rumored ways that Morgan lost his). The prison gangs named in the film are in turn inspired by real-life counterparts: La Onda (Mexican Mafia), Black Guerilla Army ( Black Guerilla Family ), and ...
Joseph Morgan (politician) (1898–1962), Ulster Unionist politician representing Belfast Cromac, 1953–1962; Joe "Pegleg" Morgan (1929–1993), Mexican Mafia godfather; Joe Morgan (musician) (fl. 1996–2006), former bass player for InMe; Joseph H. Morgan (1884–1967), Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
A Peg leg is an artificial leg. Pegleg, Peg Leg or Peg-Leg may also refer to: Richard Lonergan (1900–1925), American mobster and labor racketeer nicknamed "Peg Leg" Joe "Pegleg" Morgan (1929–1993), first non-Hispanic member of the Mexican Mafia, an American criminal organization; Thomas L. Smith (1801–1866), American mountain man
Bunker was close friends with Mexican Mafia leader Joe "Pegleg" Morgan, and San Francisco State University professor John Irwin, as well as actor Danny Trejo, who is the godfather of his son. He first met all three men while serving time in Folsom State Prison. [25]