The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest under Texas’ new “jugging” law, which took effect last month. Detectives with the department’s Gang Investigations Unit arrested 23-year-old Gary Moore of Spring, Texas, in Houston on Thursday, October 16, 2025.
Moore was wanted on a felony warrant in connection with a jugging that occurred October 2 outside a Planet Fitness in Magnolia. Investigators say Moore followed a victim after they withdrew money, intending to commit theft — a crime now classified as “jugging” under Texas House Bill 1902.
The new law, which went into effect September 1, 2025, targets suspects who stalk victims leaving banks or ATMs before robbing or stealing from them…