(AP)
Federal authorities have charged 21 alleged members of a violent Arlington, Texas, street gang with a sweeping list of offenses, including racketeering, murder, attempted murder, drug trafficking, and firearms crimes, in what prosecutors describe as a significant strike against one of the region’s most dangerous criminal enterprises.
Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Nancy E. Larson, in announcing the arrests, said that all 21 defendants, accused of belonging to the Arlington gang known as “Kiccdoe” and ranging in age from 18-22, are now in custody, according to a Department of Justice statement on Thursday.
The defendants were charged by federal complaint on Nov. 4, with 17 of them making their initial appearance in court on Nov. 8, and the others appearing a day later…