Antifa-Linked Protesters Sentenced to Decades in Texas Detention Center Shooting

Eight protesters suspected to be linked to antifa were sentenced to 30 to 70 years in federal prison, with one defendant receiving 100 years, for a July 4 shooting outside the Prairieland Detention Center near Dallas that wounded a police officer. Prosecutors called the act terrorism and a threat to democracy, while defense attorneys and family members urged leniency and questioned affiliations; the judge emphasized deterrence and called the incident an assault on democracy.