A gunman identified as an Antifa member convicted of wounding a police officer during an attack on a Texas immigration detention facility last July 4 was sentenced to 100 years in federal prison on Tuesday.
Benjamin Song was convicted of attempted murder and terrorism-related charges in March after prosecutors said he opened fire and wounded a police officer at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado. He faced 20 years to life in prison.
Seven others convicted of terrorism-related charges sentenced Tuesday received prison terms ranging from 30 to 70 years.
“Our issue with this case has always been this isn’t a bunch of terrorists. This is a bunch of kids and young adults who really have a really big heart and really wanted their voice to be heard,” Philip Hayes, Song’s attorney, said outside the courthouse in Fort Worth. “It was never intended that anybody get hurt. It was never intended that any shots would be fired.”…