DALLAS, Texas \u2013 Eight members of an Antifa group that carried out an alleged terrorist attack on a North Texas ICE facility have been handed federal prison sentences.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, the United States Department of Justice announced that eight members of the North Texas Antifa cell were sentenced to a combined 450 years in prison.<\/p>\n
The sentences stem from their roles in rioting, using weapons and explosives, providing material support to terrorists, obstruction, and the attempted murder of an Alvarado police officer at the Prairieland Detention Center on July 4, 2025.<\/p>\n
This marks the first sentencing of defendants affiliated with Antifa following an executive order by President Donald J. Trump designating the group as a Domestic Terrorist Organization in September 2025.<\/p>\n
The Eight Members Sentenced<\/p>\n
Benjamin Hanil Song, the leader who was convicted of the attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, was sentenced to 100 years in prison.<\/p>\n
Evidence at trial showed that most members of the Prairieland cell looked to Song as a leader. <\/p>\n
Prosecutors said Song acquired firearms that he distributed to co-defendants and recruited members at gun ranges and combat training sessions, as well as through various ideologically aligned groups.<\/p>\n
Together, those involved in the Prairieland attack received a combined sentence of 450 years, including:<\/p>\n
Maricela Rueda \u2014 70 years in prison <\/p>\n
Cameron Arnold \u2014 50 years <\/p>\n
Savanna Batten \u2014 50 years <\/p>\n
Zachary Evetts \u2014 50 years <\/p>\n
Bradford Morris \u2014 50 years <\/p>\n
Elizabeth Soto \u2014 50 years <\/p>\n
Daniel Rolando Sanchez-Estrada \u2014 30 years <\/p>\n
Ines Soto was granted a continuance and will be sentenced on July 1.<\/p>\n
The sentences follow a 12-day trial that began on Feb. 23, during which jurors heard testimony from 46 witnesses and reviewed more than 210 pieces of evidence.<\/p>\n
Evidence presented included allegations that defendants brought 11 firearms, body armor, and 11 military-grade first aid kits containing tourniquets and other trauma supplies to the scene of the attack.<\/p>\n
Additionally, DNA and fingerprint evidence allegedly linked many of the defendants to items at the scene. <\/p>\n
Investigators also presented evidence from phone records suggesting participants turned off their phones or stored them in Faraday bags to avoid tracking.<\/p>\n
Additional Defendants<\/p>\n
Seth Sikes, Nathan Baumann, Joy Gibson, Susan Kent, Rebecca Morgan, Lynette Sharp, and John Thomas pleaded guilty prior to trial to one count of providing material support to terrorists and will be sentenced on July 1.<\/p>\n
The single count of providing material support to terrorists applies to Baumann, Gibson, Kent, Morgan, Sharp, Thomas, and Sikes, consistent with charges presented to the jury at trial.<\/p>\n
Each of the seven defendants faces up to 15 years in federal prison and will be sentenced on July 1, 2026.<\/p>\n
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