Eleven Houston-area bikers and one from Fort Worth face racketeering and firearms charges after an attack at the Sterling Banquet Hall.
HOUSTON — A dozen members of a Houston biker gang described by the feds as violent and ruthless are now in custody on multiple charges after a multi-year investigation led by theThe Homietos Outlaw Motorcycle Gang members face racketeering, conspiracy and firearms charges related to the"violent assault" of rival motorcycle club members, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
“This criminal organization is accused of crimes that keep victims, community members and rivals in a perpetual state of fear through intimidation and violence," Acting Special Agent in Charge David Martinez of the FBI Houston field office said."Law enforcement and the public have had enough of the violence, ruthlessness and disregard for law and order that this gang is alleged to have perpetrated.
According to the feds, the assaults happened in 2020 when the Homietos gang was celebrating its fifth anniversary at the Sterling Banquet Hall in Houston. One member apparently invited three members of the Tattoo Crue motorcycle club. When the victims arrived, they were jumped and"violently assaulted" by Homietos gang members, according to the indictment. Two victims had to be hospitalized.
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