The FBI and Arlington Police Department revealed criminal charges Wednesday against 21 alleged members and associates of a violent street gang.
The gang, known as Kiccdoe or 600, has been active in Arlington going back to at least August of 2021, according to a federal indictment. The 85-page document lays out what FBI agents and Arlington detectives allege is a racketeering conspiracy involving murder, robbery and drug trafficking.
The 21 defendants all range in age from 18 to 22. Seventeen of them face a charge of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization, or RICO, Act, the federal government’s main tool to prosecute organized crime. The other four face charges of Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering, known as VICAR. In addition, various defendants also face charges for drug trafficking, murder, assault and various firearms offenses…