Feds Continue To Uncover Far-Left Network Linked To Texas ICE Facility Shooting

Authorities have charged two people and arrested a third since Monday for alleged roles in an armed ambush on an 🛂Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Texas, bringing the number of suspects to at least 14.

Phillip Thomas and Lynette Read Sharp helped suspect Benjamin Song hide from authorities after he allegedly participated in the July 4 attack in Alvarado, Texas with a group of black-clad leftists, the Department of Justice (DOJ) alleged Monday in a criminal complaint. Thomas and Sharp were allegedly involved in group text chats that showed evidence of “reconnaissance” before the nighttime assault, which led to a shooting that injured a local police officer and attempted murder charges in what the DOJ has called a coordinated effort to kill ICE personnel.

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) reported Song was captured on Tuesday after a manhunt that lasted for days and involved the FBI.

Thomas allegedly admitted to law enforcement that he had lived at Song’s residence for several months. He allegedly said he met with three people in Cleburne, Texas, to discuss how to help Song get away from the detention center before he personally picked up the fugitive and brought him to a friend’s Dallas residence, according to the DOJ. Sharp also discussed transferring Song from Thomas to another helper in Signal chats, the complaint alleges.