The Department of Justice on Wednesday said it was stepping in to stop a years-long turf war waged on the streets of Houston by the Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Club. The war – sanctioned by the group’s national leadership – resulted in the deaths of at least two men,

Fourteen members of the Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Gang and Mascareros Motorcycle Club are facing criminal charges in the justice department's crackdown of the rivalry that's resulted in two deaths.

"The Bandidos engaged in a series of violent attacks against other bikers in the Houston area ranging from bar room assault to outright murder," the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas said.