statement announcing the indictment.<\/a> \u201cHoustonians should be able to live their lives without fear of either themselves or their loved ones being robbed, maimed, or caught in the crossfire of gang warfare.\u201d<\/p>\nIn the statement, authorities detailed several specific incidents in court filings, including robberies, murders and shootings, some of which targeted gang rivals.<\/p>\n
June 24, 2022: Surveillance video allegedly captured brothers Terry Ardoin, 24, and Travonte Ardoin, 28, following an SUV into a shopping center parking lot during the day. When the car\u2019s driver returned from shipping, prosecutors say the men exited their vehicle wearing masks and opened fire on the occupants. Multiple rounds struck the vehicle, and the vehicle\u2019s passenger was killed.<\/p>\n
Aug. 3, 2022: Defendant Shakeil Anderson, 23, and others are accused of firing multiple shots into the home of the grandmother of a perceived rival gang member.<\/p>\n
Aug. 14, 2022: Several defendants allegedly planned to rob a rival gang\u2019s house\u2014in search of drugs\u2014and kill anyone inside. Court documents state that during a meeting, members vowed to \u201ckill and do everything they needed to do\u201d to obtain drugs and money they believed were inside the home. Law enforcement intervened before the robbery occurred, and during a subsequent chase, Travonte Ardoin allegedly threw a firearm from his vehicle.<\/p>\n
June 3, 2024: Walter Tolbert, 21, and others allegedly robbed a pawn shop at gunpoint, stealing jewelry, gaming systems, and cash.<\/p>\n
The indictment further alleges the gang trafficked crack cocaine, cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana. <\/p>\n
Authorities say Orlando Calloway, 52, supplied crack cocaine to the group by cooking cocaine they ordered. Calloway is named as a defendant in the case.<\/p>\n
Acting Special Agent in Charge Jason Hudson of the FBI Houston Field Office described the alleged violence as alarming.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe sheer number of murders and shootings these individuals are suspected of freely carrying out for years, and the level of indiscriminate violence they\u2019re accused of executing is alarming,\u201d Hudson said.<\/p>\n
The case marks a new development in an investigation that has reportedly spanned years.<\/p>\n
It is being prosecuted by the Justice Department\u2019s Violent Crime and Racketeering Section and the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Southern District of Texas as part of a broader initiative to combat violent crime in Houston.<\/p>\n
\u201cSDTX\u2019s message on this point is clear and unmistakable: if you\u2019re thinking of engaging in violent, criminal conduct on a Houston street, think again,\u201d U.S. Attorney Nicholas Ganjei for the Southern District of Texas said. \u201cThe Southern District has your number.\u201d<\/p>\n
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