Costs mount while Twin Peaks shootout trials remain on hold

WACO, Texas (AP) – The costs continue to mount for the Central Texas county where a gunfight involving two motorcycle gangs led to the indictments of 155 bikers.

The trials arising from the shootout at the Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco are on hold until after a federal case against leaders of the Bandidos motorcycle gang wraps up.

The Waco Tribune-Herald (http://bit.ly/2p5OpBJ) reports McLennan County prosecutors continue to share massive amounts of evidence with defense attorneys while awaiting tests on DNA samples from the shootout that killed nine people and wounded 20 others. That has added up to more than $200,000 in costs to the county related to the case, not counting more than $500,000 in costs defrayed by state and federal grants and reimbursements. The balance can be paid over several budget years.

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Information from: Waco Tribune-Herald, http://www.wacotrib.com

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4/23/2017 11:19:31 AM (GMT -6:00)