XENIA — Agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms searched two homes in Xenia on Thursday morning.

One address was at 1080 Colorado Dr., and another is believed to be on Gayhart Drive.

Some time before 8 a.m. on Thursday, police officers from the City of Xenia, the Ohio State Highway Patrol, and members of a SWAT unit were also on the scene at Colorado Drive.

ATF agents removed several bags and red equipment cases from the home. A motorcycle which was located in the building’s garage also was towed away from the house.

An unidentified woman who said she was a resident of the Colorado Drive home told The Xenia Daily Gazette she had been placed in the back of a police vehicle but was released. She said her phone was also seized. The woman was allowed back in the house after agents left the building at 10:20 a.m.

No comments were provided from police officers or ATF agents.

Update (3:45 p.m.)

A media release was provided by the Southern District of Ohio announcing a briefing to be held on Friday morning in Dayton.

The release states a racketeering conspiracy case including 14 defendants will be announced at the briefing. Allegations of murder, arson, assault and extortion are included.

In addition to the ATF’s involvement, the release states multiple agencies have been included in the investigation with the Fairborn and Xenia police departments and the Greene County Sheriff’s Office being named.

Theresa Morris, a public information officer for the ATF, confirmed to the Xenia Daily Gazette that ATF agents conducted a court-authorized law enforcement investigation on Thursday morning but did not confirm the locations involved.

The Xenia Daily Gazette will provide updates to this story as more information becomes available.

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