Federal Judges Hand Decades in Prison for Prairieland Shooting as DOJ Calls It Terrorism

Federal judges in Fort Worth sentence eight protesters to decades in prison for a July 4 shooting outside the Prairieland Detention Center that wounded a police officer.The Department of Justice calls the attack terrorism and won a 100-year term for a former U.S. Marine Corps reservist plus 30–70 year terms for seven others after prosecutors presented Signal messages, leftwing zines and evidence of firearms including an AR-15.Defendants including Zachary Evetts, Autumn Hill and Savanna Batten deny affiliation with antifa and say they were protesting to support detained immigrants; families and supporters call the sentences excessive.Defense teams plan appeals and civil liberties groups warn the prosecutions by the Department of Justice and the administration of Donald Trump could chill dissent and broaden terrorism designations.
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