Augustine “A.J.” Lugo, Jr.

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After over 25 years of federal service, Augustine “A.J.” Lugo, Jr. retired from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF), ending his career proudly serving the men and women of the Dallas Field Division as an Assistant Special Agent in Charge.  AJ led criminal investigative, intelligence, and critical incident response teams composed of ATF Special Agents, Taskforce Officers, and Intelligence Research Specialists in Oklahoma and North Texas. Before joining the Dallas Field Division, A.J. served as Chief of the Fire Investigation and Arson Enforcement Division and Branch Chief for the United States Bomb Data Center, where he supervised intelligence analysis and training related to arson and explosives. He also oversaw ATF’s National Response Team, which responded to major arson and explosives-related incidents throughout the U.S. and abroad.  Before his role as Division Chief, A.J. served as the Resident Agent in Charge in Springfield, Missouri, leading a team of ATF Special Agents and Taskforce Officers focused on dismantling various domestic and international criminal organizations involved in violent crimes related to firearms, narcotics, and cigarette trafficking. AJ began his ATF career in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as an ATF Special Agent, focusing on federal and state violent firearms and drug-related offenses.  During his time in Baton Rouge, AJ formed and led a multiagency crime gun task force and was a founding member of a multiagency Violent Crime Unit composed of various federal, state, and local investigators and prosecutors. Currently based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, AJ splits his time between independent investigative and security contracting and volunteer work.