Overview
- Tarrant County District Attorney Phil Sorrells filed nuisance lawsuits on Tuesday that name the Delux Inn and the Super 7 Inn in south Fort Worth and ask a judge to stop criminal activity at the properties.
- The filings cite Fort Worth Police data from Jan. 1, 2024 through May 11, 2026 showing about 933 calls and 47 arrests tied to the Delux Inn and about 755 calls and 27 arrests tied to the Super 7 Inn.
- Police logs list drug and weapons offenses, aggravated assaults, robberies, criminal trespassing, prostitution, unlawful carrying of weapons, and disorderly conduct among incidents at the two motels.
- The DA’s office wants injunctions, $10,000 bonds from each property and a trial to seek permanent judgments that could shutter a motel for as long as a year, while hearings have not yet been scheduled and owners have not publicly responded.
- Prosecutors and neighbors say repeat crimes have strained police resources and degraded neighborhood safety, and the suits use a civil nuisance tool that has led to closures in past Tarrant County cases when judges granted relief.