Authorities raid alleged Aryan Brotherhood chop shop in San Jacinto County

Scenes from a raid at an alleged Aryan Brotherhood chop shop on Our Road in San Jacinto County, Feb. 2, 2017. Scenes from a raid at an alleged Aryan Brotherhood chop shop on Our Road in San Jacinto County, Feb. 2, 2017. Photo: Scott Engle/Montgomery County Police Reporter Photo: Scott Engle/Montgomery County Police Reporter Image 1 of / 69 Caption Close Authorities raid alleged Aryan Brotherhood chop shop in San Jacinto County 1 / 69 Back to Gallery

Authorities on Friday conducted a raid at an alleged chop shop on the 400 block of Our Road in San Jacinto County, located off U.S. 59 northeast of Cleveland.

The raid, which took place just before daybreak, was conducted by the Montgomery County Auto Theft Task Force, San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office Hot Spot Team and the Liberty County Pct. 6 Constable's Office.

Officers, dressed in tactical gear and carrying high-powered rifles, breached the camping trailers, house and outbuildings on the Our Road property, while helicopter air support flew overhead and an ambulance stood by in the event of an injury.

Five people with confirmed gang ties to the Aryan Brotherhood are in custody and facing multiple felony charges, said Bryan Carlisle, spokesperson for the Montgomery County Task Force.

The suspects have been identified as Matthew Follis, 38, Alexandria Holloway, 26, Shain Whitmire, 38, Everitt McAdams, 34, and Shasta Cole, 33, all of Shepherd.

Follis and Holloway each are charged with nine counts of Theft of Vehicle and two additional counts for Possession of Controlled Substance and Felon in Possession of a Firearm.

Whitmire is charged with two counts of Vehicle Theft while McAdams and Cole each face one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance.

At least eight stolen vehicles were recovered at the scene and another, a gray Volkswagen, was found at a property one street over at 50 Little John St., Shepherd, said Sgt. Larry Allen of the constable's office. Investigators also found three firearms and numerous amounts of narcotics including marijuana, methamphetamine, heroin and oxycotin.

"The Volkswagen was reported stolen last night from Campbell Street in Cleveland and the suspect in that case is Shain Whitmire, one of the suspects arrested Friday at the chop shop," Allen said.