Protesters sentenced to decades in US prison over alleged antifa ties (opens original article in a new tab)

A former US Marine reservist and seven others were sentenced to decades in prison for a shooting during a Texas demonstration, with prosecutors alleging ties to antifa and labeling the act as terrorism.

• A former US Marine reservist and seven others received prison sentences ranging from 30 to 100 years for a shooting that wounded a police officer during a Texas demonstration.
• Prosecutors linked the defendants to antifa, a leftist activist group designated as a 'domestic terrorist organization' by former President Trump.
• Defendants and their families denied antifa ties, claiming the protests were non-violent and that firearms were for self-defense.