MARSHVILLE — Organizers said it was a bike rally for charity. County officials said it was one in a series of illegal events hosted by Thomas “Pinky” Marsh.

On Thursday night, Superior Court Judge David Lee signed a temporary restraining order for events on Marsh’s property and ordered sheriff’s deputies to blockade the entrances to the Marshville farm, Plaza de Toros Rio Grande.

“I’ve never been through so much trouble trying to help somebody in my life,” said James Parker, the rally organizer.

Marsh has been at odds with the county over the use of his property for two years, holding rodeos there, which the county has said are illegal; an injunction was granted to the county last month. The county says that a special permit is required for events on Marsh’s property “in which live music, vendors, bike games, camping, bike shows, bike rodeos, and/or disc jockeys with amplified music is involved.”

On a flier, the Old Skool Motorcycle Rally was promoted to have “live music, Old Skool contest, vendors, bike games, camping, bike show, bike rodeo, DJ, 50/50, Horse racing, tattoo contest, food.”

Marsh said he leased his property to Parker for only $1 for the weekend so they could maximize their donation to Turning Point. He said he was not involved with the event and was not in town Friday.

“I said, ‘I won’t have anything to do with it,’” he said.

Parker said he plans a biker rally to benefit Turning Point, Union County’s battered women shelter, every year.

He planned this year’s event at Marsh’s farm to coincide with a Toys for Tots drop.

“We didn’t know we needed permits, bottom line,” Parker said. “All they had to do was tell us we need a permit and we would have gotten one. ... It’s all about the county wanting to get in a (expletive deleted) contest with Pinky Marsh over his land.”

Parker said there would be alcohol at the event, but that noise would be shut down by 11 p.m. and everyone would be respectful.

Sheriff Eddie Cathey did not trust that it would be a quiet event.

“It’s a motorcycle rally,” he said, indicating that there would be loud partying all weekend. “It’s not going to happen. Period.”

Parker said he did not have a contingency plan worked out because he could not have fathomed that police would shut him down.

“They got us between a rock and a hard place,” he said. “The ones that are really going to get hurt are the kids.”

Full Throttle Magazine advertised the event in a list of similar upcoming events. The event this weekend was advertised as the “OLD SKOOL BIKE RALLY” and did not mention a charity. Other listed events have “Poker Run,” “Toy Run,” or “Ride To Remember” in the title.