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

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

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