Due to this, the gang was forced to flee and eventually managed to lose the law by entering a blizzard on the snowy mountains of Ambarino. The heist turned out to be a complete disaster, however, and a huge gun battle with the Pinkertons ensued. Although Arthur and Hosea had their own lead, Dutch instead chose Micah's option, which promised a bigger reward but also riskier. Īfter five months, Micah set his sights on a ferry in Blackwater as a potential robbery. Despite being an experienced outlaw who was respected for his skill in combat, Micah was generally disliked within the gang in particular, Arthur and Hosea saw him as argumentative, reckless and hot-headed, with Dutch alone taking a liking to him. As a result, Micah was accepted into the Van der Linde gang. Dutch tried to sell gold that his gang had recently stolen, but the deal went sour, leading to an altercation where Micah stepped in and saved his life. In 1898, Micah met Dutch van der Linde at a bar in a town in the Grizzlies named Crenshaw Hills.

Micah became acquainted with two outlaws named Cleet and Joe at some point during his criminal career, and also mentions being involved in a failed bank robbery down south with Norman. Micah would later have a falling out with Amos, who, by 1899, is repentant of his actions and lives in California with his wife and daughters, whilst making it clear to Micah that he wants no contact with him, threatening to kill him if he's anywhere near himself and his family. It can be assumed that he was his father's partner-in-crime throughout his upbringing, although evidence suggests that he also ran with his brother, Amos, for a time.

When Micah was 17, in 1877, he and his father were on the run for the brutal double homicide of Roscoe and Jean Briggs, who were hung from the rafters with their throats slit. Micah Bell III was born circa 1860 to Micah Bell Jr., a ruthless petty outlaw. Wild and unpredictable but he lives for the action.

Feuds and reckless fury