A federal grand jury has indicted two individuals with alleged ties to Antifa-linked extremist groups on terrorism and attempted murder charges in connection with a coordinated attack on a federal immigration facility in Texas on July 4.

The indictments, handed down Wednesday and unsealed Thursday, name Cameron Arnold and Zachary Evetts as defendants.

Both are charged with providing material support for terrorism, attempting to murder federal officers, assisting in attempted murders, and discharging firearms during those attacks.

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“This was a planned and coordinated terrorist attack on the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, where armed extremists tried to murder U.S. officers on July 4th,” FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement announcing the charges.

“For the first time ever, the FBI has arrested anarchist violent extremists and charged these Antifa-aligned individuals with material support to terrorism. We are executing under President Trump’s new authorities at record speed. To date, the FBI has made over 20 arrests tied to this case and related Antifa networks. No one gets to harm law enforcement. Not on our watch.”

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For the first time, Antifa-aligned anarchist extremists have been hit with federal terrorism charges after a July 4th attack on an ICE facility in Texas.

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— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) October 17, 2025

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Attorney General Pam Bondi said the indictments followed an extensive joint investigation by federal and local authorities into what officials described as a coordinated ambush on law enforcement officers assigned to the facility.

Bondi noted that additional charges are expected against other individuals connected to the incident.

“President Trump designated this decentralized, far-left extremist network as a domestic terrorist organization earlier this year,” Bondi said.

“We intend to pursue every lead and ensure that all individuals involved in this attack are held accountable.”

According to court filings, the attack began late on the night of July 4 when officers from the Alvarado Police Department responded to reports of a suspicious person armed with a firearm near the Prairieland Detention Center in Johnson County.

As officers approached, they came under gunfire from multiple shooters who had taken positions near the perimeter of the facility.

One officer was struck in the neck and airlifted to a hospital in Fort Worth.

He was later released after treatment. Police detained several suspects at the scene and recovered firearms and other materials believed to have been used in the attack.

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— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) October 16, 2025

Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Nancy Larson said the suspects appeared to have coordinated their actions in an effort to lure officers and federal agents into an ambush.

“We’re here to tell you that late at night on July 4th, Friday night at approximately 10:37 p.m. at the Prairieland ICE Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, 10 to 12 individuals dressed in black military-style clothing began shooting fireworks and engaging in acts of vandalism at the facility,” Larson said at the time.

Investigators said the attackers had disabled security cameras and set off distractions outside the building before opening fire. Each of the 10 individuals arrested that night — including Arnold and Evetts — were charged with three counts of discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence.

Three suspects also face three counts of attempted murder of a federal agent.

During searches of properties connected to the suspects, authorities recovered tactical gear, masks, gloves, two-way radios, and additional items used in the planning and execution of the attack.

Benjamin Song, identified by investigators as a former member of local Antifa groups and the Elm Fork Branch of the John Brown Gun Club, was later apprehended after an 11-day manhunt.

Another suspect, Daniel Rolando Sanchez-Estrada, 38, a former recipient of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, was charged separately with tampering with evidence related to the case.

Officials said the investigation into the broader network supporting the July 4 attack remains ongoing.

The FBI confirmed that several of those arrested have alleged connections to anarchist groups in Texas and surrounding states.

Arnold and Evetts are being held without bond pending trial in the Northern District of Texas. If convicted, they face multiple life sentences.

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