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Nine “North Texas Antifa Cell Operatives” have been indicted in connection to the July 4 attack on an immigration detention facility in Alvarado, according to a statement released Friday

The 12-count indictment charges the defendants with offenses including rioting, providing material support to terrorists and attempted murder of officers and employees of the United States, officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas said.

Cameron Arnold (aka Autumn Hill) Zachary Evetts, Benjamin Song, Savanna Batten, Bradford Morris (aka Meagan Morris), Maricela Rueda, Elizabeth Soto, Ines Soto, and Daniel Rolando Sanchez-Estrada are set for arraignment on those charges Dec. 3, officials said.

Additionally, seven other defendants were charged in the case “by information,” according to the statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas.

Nathan Baumann, Joy Gibson, Susan Kent, Rebecca Morgan, Lynette Sharp, John Thomas and Seth Sikes were charged with providing material support to terrorists, officials said.

Guilty-plea hearings will be held for those defendants next week, according to the statement.

Throughout the statement, government officials repeatedly referred to the defendants as members of an “Antifa cell.”

“The defendants were members of a North Texas Antifa Cell, part of a larger militant enterprise … that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government, law enforcement authorities, and the system of law,” the statement reads in part.

“Antifa,” short for anti-fascist, is a term that refers generally to far-left leaning militia groups and not to a single entity, according to the Associated Press.

“This is the first indictment in the country against a group of violent Antifa cell members,” acting U.S. Attorney Nancy E. Larson said. “We are firm in our resolve to protect our law enforcement officers and federal facilities against organized domestic terrorist cells.”

If convicted, each of the defendants could face anywhere from 10 years to life in federal prison, officials said.

This story was originally published November 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM.