The story then took an even crazier twist. The men were prepared to attack and were traveling by boat to Jagger’s home when a gigantic storm suddenly hit. All of the men were launched out of the boat and into the water. “A group of them took a boat and were all tooled up,” Mangold said.
“But their boat was hit by a storm and all of the men were thrown overboard.” Mick Jagger certainly had lady luck on his side that day.
An Assassination Attempt on Mick Jagger?
It seems like legendary singer Mick Jagger has had more than his share of brushes with death over the years. He’s seen it all, from drugs to ex-girlfriends. But there is one such close call that was a complete secret until it was uncovered by BBC Radio: The planned attack on the Rolling Stones frontman which took place at the height of their fame in the early 1970s.
It was the Hells Angels who put the hit out on Jagger. According to a former FBI agent, they planned to assassinate the singer at his holiday home in the Hamptons. Fortunately, the attempt was unsuccessful.
Attack by Sea
The plan they hatched was to sneak up on Jagger from the sea without being seen. Even though the Hells Angels are a pretty tough crew, they are far from trained assassins.
BBC presenter Tom Mangold, who uncovered the unbelievable story for a Radio 4 series on the history of the FBI elaborates, “They planned the attack from the sea so they could enter his property from the garden and avoid security at the front.”
Infiltrated by the FBI
The founder of the FBI did not believe the claims that the Hells Angels were just a motorcycle club and was convinced there was a criminal element to their activities. He hatched a plan for his agents to infiltrate some of the gang’s charters, which was a very risky move. It was one of those undercover agents who learned of the assassination attempt.
“The FBI only found out about the assassination attempt sometime after the fact,” stated Tom Mangold.
Suspicious Activity
Although the FBI did not know about the attack in real time, it was still a good thing that they found out about it. This made them even more eager to catch the Hells Angels doing something illegal.
Tom Mangold said, “Apparently this agent was told of the attempt and its failed outcome sometime after it had occurred, although it was never made clear to him when exactly the attempt on Mick Jagger’s life had taken place.”