FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas – Seven accused gang members were among 50 people recently arrested for felony crimes in Fort Bend County, the District Attorney’s Office said Monday during a news conference.
Authorities said law enforcement served 80 total felony arrest warrants. Also among those arrested were five out-of-state fugitives.
The arrests were through Operation Hawthorne, an initiative launched to arrest gang members and violent offenders with outstanding warrants, The operation, which has concluded, involved several agencies, including the United States Marshals Office Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force.
Law enforcement also seized five firearms, $10,000 and 10 ounces of drugs.
Those arrested are suspected of committing aggravated crimes, murders, sexual assaults and crimes against children. The DA’s office said it launched this operation to try to keep the community safe and it wants to continue to work on similar initiatives.
The U.S. Marshal’s Task Force said it is proud to be part of this effort and that it is easier to suppress crime with more team members.