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.

Fourteen Bandidos motorcycle gang members are indicted for crimes including racketeering and murder, with the DOJ citing a violent turf war in Houston.

Federal authorities have indicted 14 people believed to be affiliated with a violent biker gang in the Houston area.

Federal authorities said a turf war started when the group sought to establish a monopoly over motorcycle clubs and gangs in the Houston area.

"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.

Officials say the Bandidos biker gang has been committing crimes against rival gang members in order to drive them out of Houston.