The Department of Justice on Wednesday said it was stepping in to stop a years-long turf war waged on the streets of Houston by the Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Club. The war – sanctioned by the group’s national leadership – resulted in the deaths of at least two men,

Federal authorities have indicted 14 people believed to be affiliated with a violent biker gang in the Houston area.

Fourteen Bandidos motorcycle gang members are indicted for crimes including racketeering and murder, with the DOJ citing a violent turf war in Houston.