Alissa AzarJurors have reached a verdict for 9 defendants regarding the Prairieland Detention Center noise demonstration in Texas.
This case marks the first time the government has filed terrorism charges against “Antifa." Legal experts have been raising alarms over prosecutors’ theory — arguing defendants, including some who were not even at the demonstration, are part of an organized criminal “Antifa cell” and broader conspiracy.
The first charges in the Prairieland case were filed weeks after the Trump administration designated antifa as a domestic terror group last September.
The nine defendants faced a total of 65 outrageous charges that include attempted murder, aiding terrorists and weapons charges.
The verdict:
Count 1 - Riot
Autumn Hill - guilty
Zachary Evetts - guilty
Benjamin Song - guilty
Savanna Batten - guilty
Meagan Morris - guilty
Maricela Rueda - guilty
Elizabeth Soto - guilty
Ines Soto - guilty
Count 2 - Providing material support to terrorists
Autumn Hill - guilty
Zachary Evetts - guilty
Benjamin Song - guilty
Savanna Batten - guilty
Meagan Morris - guilty
Maricela Rueda - guilty
Elizabeth Soto - guilty
Ines Soto - guilty
Court 3 - Explosive conspiracy (fireworks)
Autumn Hill - guilty
Zachary Evetts - guilty
Benjamin Song - guilty
Savanna Batten - guilty
Meagan Morris - guilty
Maricela Rueda - guilty
Elizabeth Soto - guilty
Ines Soto - guilty
Count 4 - Use and carry explosives (fireworks)
Autumn Hill - guilty
Zachary Evetts - guilty
Benjamin Song - guilty
Savanna Batten - guilty
Meagan Morris - guilty
Maricela Rueda - guilty
Elizabeth Soto - guilty
Ines Soto - guilty
Count 5 - Attempted murder of an officer
Benjamin Song - not guilty
Autumn Hill - not guilty
Zachary Evetts - not guilty
Meagan Morris - not guilty
Maricela Rueda - not guilty
Count 6 - Attempted murder of an officer
Benjamin Song - not guilty
Autumn Hill - not guilty
Zachary Evetts - not guilty
Meagan Morris - not guilty
Maricela Rueda - not guilty
Count 7 - Attempted murder of an officer
Benjamin Song - guilty
Autumn Hill - not guilty
Zachary Evetts - not guilty
Meagan Morris - not guilty
Maricela Rueda - not guilty
Count 8 - Discharging a firearm during a violent crime (three counts)
Benjamin Song - guilty
Autumn Hill - not guilty
Zachary Evetts - not guilty
Meagan Morris - not guilty
Maricela Rueda - not guilty
Count 9 - Discharging a firearm
Benjamin Song - guilty
Autumn Hill - not guilty
Zachary Evetts - not guilty
Meagan Morris - not guilty
Maricela Rueda - not guilty
Count 10 - Discharging a firearm
Benjamin Song - guilty
Autumn Hill - not guilty
Zachary Evetts - not guilty
Meagan Morris - not guilty
Maricela Rueda - not guilty
Count 11 - Corruptly concealing a document
Daniel Rolando Sanchez‑Estrada - guilty
Count 12 - Conspiracy to conceal documents
Daniel Rolando Sanchez‑Estrada - guilty
Maricela Rueda - guilty
We Will Free Us has two articles up about the trial and will be publishing an update soon, including information on how to support the defendants and their families during these grossly unjust times.
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