Solis supports Law Enforcement making Atascosa County Safer 

As an Atascosa County prosecutor, Molly Groesbeck Solis has supported our law enforcement agencies on a daily basis.  Molly has also been the lead prosecutor on many investigations into organized criminal activity in Atascosa and surrounding counties.  As an example, Molly was the lead prosecutor on assisting the our Atascosa County Law Enforcement with the investigation “Operation Snake Eyes” resulting in the shutting down of 4 illegal gambling rooms in Atascosa County in May 2014 and the forfeiture of over $100,000 to the Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office.  These forfeiture funds were used, in part, to start the Atascosa County digital crime lab used to assist all Atascosa County law enforcement agencies with extracting evidence from all digital devices during criminal investigations.  This lab has played a key role in assisting our Atascosa County Law Enforcement in solving many misdemeanor and felony offenses over the last 10 years.  

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“Atascosa County Sheriff’s Department raided several gamerooms in the Poteet area on Saturday, May 17. They were allegelly operating illegally by paying out cash prizes over $5. Several agencies assisted in the sting called “Operation Snake Eyes 1”

“Trying the luck of the machine proved unlucky for several gameroom operators on Saturday evening as 30 Atascosa County Sheriff’s deputies, Texas State Troopers, Texas Ranger and Constable descended upon the businesses. Four businesses – The Orange Room, Game Room (Hwy. 16), Game Room (Primrose) and The Lucky Spin in Poteet – were raided resulting in 10 arrests. Nine were charged with Possession of Gambling Device/ Equipment and an alleged patron was charged with Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon.”

“In all, 250 circuit boards were removed and confiscated from the machines. These boards are valued approximately 60-70 percent of the whole machine. Used ones are worth $2,500-3,000. Over $100,000 in cash was also confiscated.”

As an Assistant District Attorney at the 81^st District Attorney’s Office, Solis continued her work assisting law enforcement with investigations in Atascosa, Wilson and Karnes Counties.  Solis assisted with combating Organized Criminal Activity, resulting in multiple arrests in these counties and successful prosecutions of those responsible for these crimes.  Her work also lead to the forfeiture of over 1 million dollars to local law enforcement agencies.