[FoxNews] More than 20 Kiccdoe gang | …a criminal street gang based in Arlington, Texas… |
Law enforcement executed search warrants in multiple cities, including Arlington, Dallas, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Mansfield and Forney, FBI Dallas Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jeremy Wright said at a news briefing, according to FOX 4. Police also confiscated weapons, drugs and money.
Officials took 21 known members of the Kiccdoe gang into custody and charged them with RICO, or Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization, conspiracy.
Some suspects also face drug and weapons charges, among other offenses, while others are charged with murder and sexual assault.
"Charges including murder, drug trafficking, assault, burglary, even aggravated sexual assault of a child," FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X. "This was a multi-agency effort of over 450 local and federal law enforcement personnel to investigate, go in and clean up the violence in Arlington."
If convicted on the federal charges, many of the suspects face prison sentences of 20 years to life in prison.
The arrested suspects are 22-year-old Blake Scott, 21-year-old Bradly McArthur, 18-year-old Cortez Atkinson, 18-year-old Datraven Warren, 19-year-old DeMarco Westmoreland, 20-year-old Dillen Opare, 19-year-old Raphael Opare, 21-year-old Isaiah Wiley, 19-year-old Jakyla Totten, 20-year-old Jamarion Manogin, 22-year-old Jaylen Franklin, 18-year-old Joseph Hill, 22-year-old Kyron Oates, 18-year-old Michael Mensah, 21-year-old Lamarion Austin, 20-year-old Marcus Shaw, 21-year-old Sadedrick Wilson, 19-year-old Vernell Woods, 21-year-old Sir James Mack Williams, 22-year-old Chauncey Ross and 20-year-old Keyshawn Burton.
"Do not let the ages distract from the havoc that they've inflicted upon our community," Wright said. "These gang members allegedly use violence and intimidation to protect our territory and profits. They instilled fear in their victims and took Dire Revenge on their rivals."