HOMIETOS MOTORCYCLE GANG RICO CASE — 17 CHARGED IN MULTI-YEAR VIOLENCE AND TERRITORIAL CONTROL OPERATION ACROSS HOUSTON REGION

Federal indictment details coordinated murders, interstate attacks, structured recruitment, and enforcement-driven expansion tied to outlaw motorcycle enterprise

A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment charging 17 alleged members and associates of the Homietos outlaw motorcycle gang with racketeering conspiracy and related violent crimes, outlining a multi-year criminal enterprise that operated throughout the Houston area and beyond.

The indictment identifies the Homietos outlaw motorcycle gang as an organized group engaged in criminal activity including murder, robbery, narcotics distribution, and witness intimidation. According to the charges, the organization formed in approximately 2015 in the Houston area as an extension of the Tango Blast prison gang and expanded its operations across Texas and into other regions.

All 17 individuals are charged with racketeering conspiracy. Additional charges against specific defendants include racketeering murder, attempted murder, assault, and firearms offenses connected to acts carried out in furtherance of the enterprise.

The defendants named in the indictment include:

Ralph Eugene Kellum, also known as REK, 42, of Vidor
Romeo Jose Ferrer, also known as Primo, 36, of Kingsville
Mark Anthony Magallan, also known as Loco, 51, of Houston
Joe Frank Barrera, also known as LJ, 37, of Houston
Bryce Clay Hazleton Cook, also known as Cowboy, 28, of Angleton
Raymond William Burnett, also known as Ray Ray, 38, of Alvin
Morgan Shane Cooper, also known as Coop, 51
William Espinoza, 49
Mario Humberto Gomez, also known as Gator, 52
Edgar Mauricio Hinojosa, also known as Charro Bean, 40
Ricardo Quinones, also known as Scooter, 40
Moises Soriano, also known as Oso, 42, of Houston
Rudolph Christopher Lopez, also known as Yao, 40, of Fort Worth
Jesse James Mulrein, also known as Fort Worth G, 38, of Dallas
Joe Rios, also known as Jo Daddy, 50, of Baytown
Mahir Alihodzic, also known as Geno, 40, of Kansas City, Kansas
Christopher Daniel Holt, also known as Butt Head, 32, of Harrah, Oklahoma

According to the indictment, the enterprise maintained its structure through recruitment, internal rules, and a system that rewarded acts of violence. Members allegedly used intimidation, threats, and physical assaults to expand territory, maintain control, and protect the organization’s reputation and profits. The indictment further describes the use of a “Mexican Terror” patch as a form of recognition awarded for acts of violence committed on behalf of the group.

The charging documents outline multiple overt acts carried out in furtherance of the conspiracy across several years.

In February 2020, a shooting in Harris County targeted a member of a rival outlaw motorcycle gang.

In September 2020, members allegedly carried out an assault and robbery against individuals associated with another motorcycle club during a Homietos anniversary event in Houston.

In April 2022, a shooting occurred along Interstate 45 near Madisonville, extending the group’s violent activity into major transportation corridors.

The most significant allegations stem from April 14, 2023, when members of the Homietos gang, traveling in a convoy on an interstate highway, encountered individuals associated with the Bandidos motorcycle gang. According to the charges, Mark Anthony Magallan allegedly shot and killed one individual. The indictment further alleges that Romeo Jose Ferrer and Ralph Eugene Kellum subsequently shot and killed two additional individuals and wounded a fourth.

Ferrer, Magallan, Kellum, Barrera, and Cook are specifically charged with engaging in a pattern of racketeering activity that included violent retaliation against rival gangs.

Ferrer, Magallan, and Kellum also face charges of racketeering murder in connection with the April 14, 2023 incident.

Other defendants are charged with offenses including attempted murder in aid of racketeering, assault in aid of racketeering, and using firearms during crimes of violence, reflecting varying roles within the broader conspiracy.

If convicted of racketeering conspiracy, each defendant faces up to life imprisonment. Charges involving murder in aid of racketeering carry a mandatory sentence of life in prison with the possibility of the death penalty. Additional charges related to assault and attempted murder carry potential sentences of up to 20 years, three years, and 10 years respectively. Firearms-related offenses carry penalties ranging from 10 years to life imprisonment. Each count may also include fines of up to $250,000.

The investigation was led by the FBI’s Houston Field Office in coordination with the Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigative Division, Texas Rangers, Texas Board of Criminal Justice Office of Inspector General, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and multiple regional law enforcement agencies across Texas and Oklahoma, including sheriff’s offices and local police departments.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Keri L. Fuller and Byron H. Black, along with Trial Attorney Ben Tonkin of the Department of Justice’s Violent Crime and Racketeering Section.

The charges in the indictment are allegations. All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

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