March 10: Federal Trial Day 12

Section 1: Summary

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Date: March 10, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division
Case: US v. Cameron Arnold et al. (Prairieland defendants)
Judge: Mark Pittman
Prosecution: Shawn Smith (USAO)
Defense attorneys present: Cody Cofer and James Luster (Autumn Hill), Patrick McClain (Zachary Evetts), Chris Tolbert (Savanna Batten), Phillip Hayes (Benjamin Song), MarQuetta Clayton (Maricela Rueda), Harmony Schuerman and Blake Ryan Burns (Elizabeth Soto), J Warren St. John (Meagan Morris), and others
Defendants present: Benjamin “Champagne” Song, Meagan Morris, Autumn Hill, Zachary Evetts, Maricela “Mari” Rueda, Daniel “Des” Sanchez Estrada, Savanna “Vanna” Batten, Elizabeth Soto, Ines Soto
Type of proceeding: Jury trial (continuing — final day of evidence)
Witnesses: David Kyle Shideler (prosecution’s “Antifa expert” — redirect and re-cross, continued from March 9); FBI Special Agent Justin Killian (Joint Terrorism Task Force — Evetts iCloud evidence); FBI Special Agent Clark (third appearance — firearms transactions, Signal chats, phone extractions from multiple defendants)

Excerpt

Both sides rested and closed their cases after a day dominated by the prosecution’s effort to connect the defendants to Antifa ideology through social media, phone extractions, and chat messages. Judge Pittman questioned the relevance of the Antifa evidence.

Key Takeaways

Both sides rested and closed. The prosecution and all nine defense teams rested and closed their cases. The evidentiary phase of the trial is over. Closing arguments are scheduled for tomorrow (March 11) at 11 AM.
Defense moved for acquittal under Rule 29 on all counts for all defendants. Judge Pittman denied the motions, but notably questioned the prosecution on why proving Antifa affiliation was necessary at all: “Whether it’s Antifa or the Methodist Women’s Auxiliary, why does it matter?” The prosecution argued black bloc and Antifa ideology were central to how the alleged attack was carried out.
The prosecution’s Antifa expert admitted no government agency classified Antifa as a terrorist organization prior to the September 2025 executive order. On re-cross, multiple defense attorneys established that the FBI did not designate Antifa as a threat, and no U.S. government agency labeled Antifa as a terrorist organization before the executive order — which was issued two months after the July 4 events.
The expert acknowledged involvement in crafting the definition of Antifa used in the indictment and the executive order. While he denied “handcrafting” the definition, he admitted he was shown the indictment, commented on it, testified before the Senate using the same definition, and thought it was “a good definition.”
FBI Agent Killian testified about Zachary Evetts’ iCloud backup, presenting text messages from 2021–2022 with his wife discussing armed attendance at protests. However, cross-examination established there was no discussion of violence or property damage in any of the messages, no evidence of violence at any of the referenced protests, and the messages predated Autumn Hill’s move to the 56th Street residence by two years. Both the agent and prosecutor acknowledged the “these people are scary” / “antifa thugs” exchange between Evetts and his wife appeared to be sarcasm.
FBI Special Agent Clark testified about phone extractions from multiple defendants’ devices, presenting artwork, zines, chat messages, and photos. The testimony covered Savanna Batten’s phone (zines, stickers, no firearms), Liz Soto’s phone (limited extraction, Venmo transactions), Ines Soto’s phone (firearms photos, printing materials), Des Sanchez’s phone (artwork, flyers), Maricela Rueda’s phone (protest photos, day-of images of Prairieland), and Benjamin Song’s iCloud (guide to direct action protesting, firearms images, rifle video).
No evidence of a coordinated attack was found on Savanna Batten’s phone. Attorney Tolbert extracted an explicit admission: “Is there any direct evidence of a coordinated attack on Prairieland?” — “No, sir.” Batten was at work at Panera Bread during the day on July 4, lived alone at a different address, and had no photos of firearms on her phone.
Elizabeth Soto was not in any of the Signal planning chats. Attorney Burns established that Liz Soto was not identified in any of the gear-check or planning chats. A handle “E” in the chats was confirmed not to be Elizabeth Soto.
The FBI agent confirmed he believes the shooting was an ambush but acknowledged Song did not use his rifle’s bipod — meaning he did not set up a prone firing position, which would be consistent with a premeditated ambush. The agent also acknowledged Song’s car was not discovered for three days and was parked further away than everyone else’s.
The prosecution emphasized Song’s statement “Get to the rifles” when officers arrived, and highlighted chat messages about entry plans, exit plans, contingency plans, fireworks, and “more intense” action after sunset.
Closing argument time was set at 75 minutes for the government and 15 minutes per defendant (2 hours 15 minutes for all defense combined). Defense had requested 20 minutes each. The judge said: “I know this case is important and the first of its kind, but we do have to consider the jury.”
Jury deliberations are projected to begin Thursday.

Narrative Summary

Morning Session: Kyle Shideler (Redirect and Re-Cross) and FBI Agent Justin Killian

Kyle Shideler — Prosecution’s “Antifa Expert” (Redirect)

The morning began with continued redirect examination of David Kyle Shideler from the Center for Security Policy. Prosecutor Shawn Smith had the witness read aloud from paragraph 4 of the indictment and Section 1 of the September 22, 2025 executive order, both defining Antifa as a “militant enterprise” that “explicitly calls for the overthrow” of the U.S. government. The defense objected that the executive order was issued after the alleged events, but Judge Pittman overruled.

Shideler testified that Susan Kent had identified Song, the Sotos, Batten, Sharp, and Sikes as Antifa members, and noted that while Sikes did not identify himself as Antifa, Kent (who was in an intimate relationship with Sikes) identified him as such.

The prosecution introduced the Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook by Mark Bray (Exhibit 174, p. 19) and established that some proceeds from the book were donated to the International Antifa Defense Fund, which provides funds for trial defense, security upgrades, and relocation of Antifa members. Exhibit 207, the International Antifa Defense Fund website, was shown describing support for the Prairieland defendants, including an article calling ICE agents “gestapo” and titled “Showdown in Alvarado.” The Fund had contributed $5,050 to the GiveSendGo crowdfund, which had raised $76,407 total.

Smith then walked through the Emma Goldman Book Club (EGBC) Twitter feed (Exhibit 188), which had approximately 19,100 followers. Posts shown included: advertising the “Our Enemies in Yellow” zine discussion at Finn’s Place (June 30, 2025 — the last post before July 4); a de-arrest primer; posts about Palestinian solidarity encampments; burning police cars in Portland; “each de-arrest is a micro intifada”; “We don’t need safety, we need to escalate” (2024); a burning building referencing the “George Floyd uprising”; zines and stickers matching those found at the Soto residence; a Bash Back post (“I don’t bash back, I shoot first”); and a May 2023 post linking to an Antifa DFW Twitter account with a video titled “How to handle fash in your hood.”

A sticky notepad found at the Soto residence contained passwords for the EGBC Twitter and Antifa DFW Twitter accounts (Exhibit 79, pp. 78–79).

The defense objected to showing every video and link from the admitted Twitter feed. Judge Pittman noted he “tend[ed] to agree” and said Smith had “gone way beyond redirect” with “45 minutes of new material.” However, the judge ultimately overruled the objection, stating the defense had “mocked” the expert’s open-source material during cross and “opened the door.” The judge also commented: “The government is at a disadvantage because there are 18 other attorneys opposing them.”

A 2016 video (reposted in 2023) was played showing a street confrontation between individuals with far-right/neo-Nazi symbols and individuals wearing black bloc with anarcho-communist flags. Shideler characterized it as the leftist group “pushing [the far-right] out of the area” and using a flag as a weapon.

Kyle Shideler — Re-Cross Examination

Multiple defense attorneys conducted re-cross:

Attorney Cofer (Autumn Hill): Established that the September 2025 executive order was issued two months after July 4 and represents a policy direction from the president that would influence investigation priorities. Established that Sikes did not identify as Antifa. Raised that Mark Bray, author of the Antifa Handbook, left the country after receiving death threats — “open source comments online had made threats on his life.” Bray was the son of Holocaust survivors and wrote about preventing fascism from rising. Established that the International Antifa Defense Fund was not created by defendants and there was no evidence of communication between the Fund and defendants. Noted the crowdfunding could also be used by family and friends, and that defense contractors had attended dinners at Shideler’s organization. Regarding the 2016 video, Shideler could not say who started the conflict.

Attorney McClain (Zachary Evetts): Extracted the key admission: Prior to the September 2025 executive order, the FBI did not designate Antifa as a threat or terrorist organization. No U.S. government agency labeled Antifa as a terrorist organization. Also established that Shideler did not understand the public defender system and did not know how any of the defense attorneys were being paid — some defendants are represented by the public defender’s office, others by court-appointed attorneys, and Evetts used his 401(k). Shideler acknowledged that website content can change and that he did not know which defendants, if any, had seen the videos shown. Defense made the point: “We are held accountable for our own actions, not other members of the group.”

Attorney Tolbert (Savanna Batten): Established that nothing was found in Batten’s apartment during the search except a laptop. Kent had identified Batten as Antifa, but no Antifa materials were recovered from her residence. The EGBC Twitter had 19,100 followers but nobody could confirm who had admin authority. The Antifa Handbook was not connected to any defendant. Tolbert noted the EGBC Twitter page described itself as “an anti-capitalist book club.”

Attorney Hayes (Benjamin Song): Pressed on the relationship between the executive and legislative branches, establishing that Shideler took his definition of Antifa to the Senate and testified he thought it was “a good definition,” while denying he “handcrafted” it. The judge intervened: “Did you handcraft [the] definition of Antifa?” Shideler: “No sir… they shared it… I commented on it.”

The witness was excused after re-cross.

FBI Special Agent Justin Killian — Zachary Evetts’ iCloud

After a break, FBI Special Agent Justin Killian took the stand. Killian has served 7 years with the FBI in Fort Worth on the Joint Terrorism Task Force, handling surveillance, evidence review, and electronic records.

Killian testified about data received from Apple associated with Zachary Evetts’ iCloud backup (tied to his Yahoo email). Exhibits 174 (photos) and 176 (messages and calendar events) were admitted (with page 25 of Exhibit 176 withdrawn after objection).

The iCloud contents included:

Screenshots: Google Maps search for Tesla charging in the Alvarado area; aerial view of Prairieland Detention Center and surrounding area
SRA Bylaws: Highlighted sections on community defense — “advocates necessary to be effectively armed for self/community defense”
“Gear Basics” document (multiple pages): covering black clothing, gas masks, organized bags (“I’ve seen poor organization lead to arrests”), knee and elbow pads (“be water, stay mobile, stay destructive”), body armor recommendations (Kevlar over ceramic for weight; rated 1–4, with items recovered in this case consistently around Level 3)
“Gear Tech”: lasers, strobe lights, walkie-talkies; “Phones stay home… metadata lives forever”
“Tactics”: Stay in groups; black bloc compared to Tor browser for anonymity; don’t talk to cops; organize jail support; mass tactics referencing Seattle/Portland
“After the Action”: “Shut the fuck up, you weren’t there, don’t know anyone who was, no pics”; de-bloc somewhere safe without cameras; debrief in person with phones in microwave; “burn your chats”
Final words: “If the situation requires chaos, be chaos”; “never go alone, never police comrades, stay hydrated, take care of each other”

Killian also presented:

A photo sent from Evetts to his wife of people in black bloc attire (agent could not identify who was in the photo)
An account creation screenshot for “EFJBGC” — Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club
A photo of the Antifa: The Antifascist Handbook

Text messages between Evetts and his wife Wendy (Exhibit 176) from 2021–2022:

November 2021: “Denton Public Library one got cancelled. The brewery is now hosting it. Transphobic assholes will be protesting.” Wife: “OK.” Evetts: “We’re gonna go fuck with them.” Wife: “Are you going armed? Stay safe.” Discussion of concealed pistols and not shooting first.
Multiple exchanges about range days, protests, and armed attendance: Wife: “Armed?” Evetts: “Probably.” Wife: “OK. I love you.” “Protesting is very badass of you.”
Discussion of “Bubble” (alias for Benjamin Song), plates being delivered to the 56th Street address, range days, JBGC and SRA events
July 2022: Photo in black bloc sent with “These people are scary.” Wife: “Antifa thugs. Ruining our country?” Wife: “How did shady antifa shit go?” Evetts: “I panicked and stayed in my car the whole time. I feel like a coward.”
Response to a political fundraising message: “As a leftist in TX, my advice is buy a gun, learn how to use it. Things are looking grim.”
Calendar events: JBGC cookout (Dec 2021), Range Day (Oct 2021), JBGC events (Nov–Dec 2021), “Reach out to ppl in my area for signal” (Oct 2021), SRA Range Day, “Talk to JB & Bubble about mediation” (Nov 2021), “Vetting” and “Wendy vetting” (understood as joining SRA)
Messages continued through 2025 but the relevant protest-related messages were from 2021–2022

Court broke for lunch at approximately 11:30 AM, returning at 12:30 PM.

Afternoon Session: Agent Killian (Cross-Examination), Agent Clark

FBI Agent Killian — Cross-Examination

Attorney McClain (Zachary Evetts): Established that Killian’s training was in CAST (Cellular Analysis) focused on geolocation, not data extraction, and that he had only rudimentary Cellebrite training. The data was produced by Apple, not extracted by the agent. The “perpetually confused” social media handle could not be tied to Evetts — it came from Discord or Twitter, and there was no evidence Evetts responded to or reacted to any posts. The agent does not use social media and has almost no experience with Twitter. It is possible to scroll past content without reading it, and content loads to phones automatically from apps.

Regarding the black bloc photo: no indication of where the photo originated or who took it. Regarding the text messages: they were from 2021–2022, discussed protests and bringing firearms, but contained no discussion of violence or property damage. No evidence of violence was found at any of the referenced protests.

Regarding the “buy a gun” text: it was sent in response to a political fundraising message about Senator Warnock’s campaign. Defense attempted to establish it could be read as advocating for self-defense. The judge excused the jury, and after argument, stated: “This goes against my ruling, and you’re trying to get in through the back door” — referencing his prior ruling excluding self-defense evidence. However, he allowed the question about whether the text could be an indication of self-defense, to which the agent answered yes.

The agent confirmed: no evidence of violence or property damage at any JBGC cookouts, SRA range days, or other calendar events. These could have been social events or firearms training.

Attorney Luster (Autumn Hill): Established that Autumn Hill moved into the 56th Street residence in 2024, two years after the Evetts text messages. The “these people are scary” text was from August 2022. No evidence of violence at that protest. The “antifa thugs” comment appeared to be sarcasm.

Prosecution redirect: Confirmed that “these people are scary” was “tongue-in-cheek” / sarcastic. Highlighted that Evetts said he “panicked and stayed in his car the whole time” and “felt like a coward.” Showed that screenshots were saved intentionally by the phone user (not auto-generated). The witness was excused subject to recall.

FBI Special Agent Clark — Firearms, Chats, Phone Extractions

Agent Clark was called for a third time. Exhibits 108–119 (firearm transaction records from ATF) were admitted, establishing that Benjamin Song purchased two firearms, including one with a binary trigger, on September 25, 2024.

The EGBC Twitter/X feed (Exhibit 188) was shown: approximately 19,000 followers, last post June 30, 2025, no activity after July 4.

Signal chat evidence from Meagan Morris’ device (Exhibit 153 — “Thursdays” chat):

Song: “Gear check this Thursday.” “Can I invite Jon, Wise, and Atrean?”
Song sent photos of Prairieland facility to the Thursday chat, including observations about an unmanned guard shack
More photos of the Tanglewood area near Prairieland

Exhibit 154 — Chat messages:

Ines Soto commented on Song’s post about “exhilarating yet exhausting” marches
Song asked how many organizations it takes to sponsor a banner drop; Ines responded it was “shameless self-promotion” and that it “only takes one — 2 people”
July 3, 11 PM: Song posted about July 4 protest plans, indicating they should only share with trusted people
Discussion about safety at the daytime protest, with disagreement between participants — Sasha responded to Ines about “stop talking about safety”; Ines said it’s “better to identify challenges and come up with possible solutions”
Nathan Baumann commented about law enforcement friends who could “fill in to support local law enforcement”; Rueda negatively referred to “yellow vest pests” (protest monitors); disagreement between Rueda and Baumann
Ines Soto posted aerial maps marking property limits around Prairieland at 3:08 PM on July 4
Discussion of city limits and legality of fireworks

Signal chat evidence from Sharp’s device (Exhibit 158):
Messages were recovered from Sharp’s phone through Apple’s internal notification storage — Signal had been removed, but incoming notifications were preserved in internal memory. Only incoming messages were captured (no outgoing).

Song discussing topics, sharing a YouTube short about suppressive fire (Exhibit 159)
Exhibit 158, p. 48: Song, Evetts, Rueda, Sharp discussed plans; spin-off new chat “Fun Day Crew,” which later became “4th of July Party”
Song: “Picking a good confrontation is about building momentum”
Rueda: “Don’t want to fed post” (agent said he did not know what that meant)
Discussion of needing fireworks, wanting a van/caravan for logistics
Evetts sent a summary/timeline: daytime activity, then “things heat up after sunset”
Song: “We need an entry plan, exit plan, contingency plan, anything else we need?”
Rel: rifles may increase risk
Rueda (message 358): “Inspired to get rowdy… my spirit needs it”
Gibson wrote to Thursdays chat: if arrested, contact Champagne’s dad
Rueda: “If people inside get rowdy, people in this chat would be considered for conspiracy?”

Post–July 4 messages:

Evetts’ wife in response group: “On one hand, thank goodness it wasn’t one of ours, but does that mean one of ours shot a cop?”
Hill: “Let us not speak of things we know not” and “It’s better to wait in ambiguity”
3:23 AM July 5: “I’m following along intently. Please post more info as it arrives.”
Discussion about nobody facing a murder charge; Sharp replied “attempted maybe”
Kent: She talked to people at the Denton apartment
Wendy: “Jon already had a lawyer picked out”
Support group chat: “Cop got shot in face, made news.” “I’m pretty sure they’re treating it like attempted assassination on a cop.”
Messages about doubling down on opsec, deleting people from chats
Message 849: “Please delete Signal chats. Chats still on phone even if removed from groups.”
“Extremely important that this not be shared. Keep this close to your chest.”
Sin Pelots/Sinpilas: “I got ahold of someone close to Mal Criada [Rueda]”
July 5: Rueda and Sanchez phone call; Sanchez navigated to Rueda’s residence
Song DM to Sharp: “Have EGBC folks all been accounted for? Sotos and Batten?”

Samuel Folkes’ phone (resident of 56th Street):

Exhibits 160–162 admitted
12:52 AM July 5 (approximately 2 hours after shooting): Lucy Folkes wrote “One of my people came back. Little creature was dropped off by another group who dipped when the cops came.”
July 5, 3:54 PM: Chat between Folkes, Sanchez, and others — Rueda’s Jeep was parked outside the 56th Street residence. “Safe but they don’t have a spare key.” Sanchez would try to get keys “as soon as we can see her” (referring to Rueda being in jail).

Savanna Batten’s phone (Exhibit 163 — 295 pages from approximately 100,000 photos):

Lease agreement showing Batten was Rueda’s tenant on Fernwood
EGBC tabling event with Liz and Ines Soto at the table
EGBC Venmo information
Stickers: ACAB, FTP, Emma Goldman with lower half of Liz’s face
Zines: “It’s Safer in the Front: Taking the Offensive Against Tyranny”; “We Don’t Want Reform, We Want Revenge”
Luigi Mangione [phonetic] sticker
“Dancing in the Streets — Reflection on an Anti-ICE Protest”
Photo from book club event identifying Liz Soto (from behind, with same bag worn when arrested), Song, and Ines
SRA material
Uber screenshot to Rueda’s address
Email from Finn’s Place about setting up a meeting/partnership
Birthday bash flyer at Song/Gibson/Thomas residence
No photos of firearms on Batten’s phone

Elizabeth Soto’s phone (Exhibit 165): Only a partial extraction. Screenshots of EGBC Venmo transactions paying Liz Soto — multiple $160 payments. Family photo also on Ines’ phone.

Ines Soto’s phone (Exhibit 167 [unclear number]): Partial extraction. Evidence someone placed an order for literature from EGBC. Photos of books. Receipts. “Police Abolition in FW” flyer. EGBC flyer. Same family photo. Photos of firearms (rifles, shotguns, ARs with drum-style magazines) — but no firearms were seized from the Soto home, only a revolver from the vehicle. Ammunition was found at the residence.

Daniel Sanchez’s phone (Exhibit 169): Artwork and tattoo designs — A for Anarchy, Iron Front symbol, “War is Everywhere, Attack it Anywhere,” “Fuck the Police,” “No One is Illegal on Stolen Land,” “Abolish ICE” drawings, a raccoon saying “destroy private property,” Luigi Mangione image. SRA flyer. “Gun & Tell” safety session flyer. Clothing items found in Sanchez’s truck: bandana reading “Chinga la Migra,” sweater with “1312.” Patches including “Be Gay Do Crime.” Face mask covering tutorial. “Spread Power Not Panic.” “ACAB” artwork dating from when Sanchez was 16. A caricature of Donald Trump was shown and quickly passed over.

Maricela Rueda’s phone (Exhibit 171): “From Our Ashes We Shall Rise” image. Protest photos at Carswell. Zine images similar to Sanchez’s. “Visualize Industrial Collapse” (also seen on the Jeep). Draft flyer: “The time has come to disobey.” Sanchez wearing the bandana and Rueda wearing a distinctive pink mask. Day-of photos from Prairieland including a manned guard shack. “No Immigrants” protest flyer.

Benjamin Song’s iCloud (Exhibit 173): Government could not access Song’s phone but obtained iCloud data from Apple. Video of a rifle being fired — appeared to be the same rifle used at Prairieland (same scope). “Guide to Direct Action Protesting” pamphlet: eat and hydrate; tell a trusted person your legal name in case of arrest; turn off biometrics; discuss risk based on ability/citizenship status; write lawyer’s number on arm. “Basic opsec” — Signal app recommendations. Wear dos and don’ts. What to bring. “What the pigs carry” — pepper spray, shields, etc. Risk assessment. An image described as a peaceful protest where the prosecutor stated: “We’re going to call this peaceful but we all know it’s not.” How to leave — agent connected this to how the Sotos and Batten left the scene. How to make a shield from a hot water heater.

Additional Song iCloud content: screenshots from Discussion & News chat; messages with “Rose” (unidentified); discussion about affinity groups and going “off plan”; Sharp and Song discussing SRA internal issues; Google Maps screenshots; photos of Prairieland taken before July 4; actual protest flyer (different wording from earlier draft).

Exhibit 178 (pp. 1–4, 8–9): Wells Fargo ATM images showing Evetts making a cash withdrawal of $160 on July 4 in Waxahachie (where he lives), wearing the same green clothing from the daytime peaceful protest. This corresponded with a chat message about having money for fireworks.

Cross-Examination of Agent Clark

Attorney Clayton (Maricela Rueda): Established that Rueda’s “rowdy” quote (message 356) had no relation to firearms. Clarified that when Sanchez called Rueda’s phone and drove to her home, Rueda was already in custody and the call did not connect.

Attorney Tolbert (Savanna Batten): Established that of the 19,000+ EGBC posts, only a small fraction were shown in court. Nobody could confirm who made the posts — only that login credentials were found at the Soto residence. Batten’s Fernwood lease ended May 25, 2024 — over a year before July 4, 2025. She was working at Panera Bread in Lake Worth on July 4 (9 AM to 4:45 PM). On the night of July 4, she was at home at a different address. No photos of firearms on her phone. “Is there any direct evidence of a coordinated attack on Prairieland?” — “No, sir.”

Attorney Cofer (Autumn Hill): Identified participants in the new chats — Fun Day Crew (Evetts, Song, Sharp, Rueda, possibly Rel); Response Group (Folkes, Kent, Hill, and others); Support Group (Sharp and others).

Attorney Burns (Elizabeth Soto): Established Liz Soto was not identified in any Signal planning chats. The handle “E” was confirmed not to be Elizabeth Soto. Regarding sticker sales — “Do you think an outrageous sticker would sell better than the boring ones?” — the Sotos were running a business. Raised Sergeant Polsen’s body cam footage where officers initially theorized an ambush. The agent confirmed: “That was these officers’ theory but not what we based our investigation on.” However, the agent also stated he still believes Lieutenant Gross was ambushed. Burns pressed: Song is a trained Marine with a rifle equipped with a bipod — he could have set up in a prone position and shot anyone coming down the road. “But that’s not what he did.” There was no evidence he used the bipod. The Sotos’ car was not discovered for three days and was further from the scene than everyone else’s. Established the First Amendment right to protest, at night, wearing whatever they want.

Prosecution redirect: Highlighted that the Sotos’ car was seen passing three times. All phones/devices powered down around the same time (except Baumann’s). The group knew the facility was private property and that fireworks were illegal. Song’s first words when officers appeared: “Get to the rifles” — said twice. The prosecution referenced the “confrontation” and “ambush” language. Objection to the “ambush” characterization was sustained — judge called it “not appropriate.” Agent testified that Song’s iCloud contained tactics for dealing with police but nothing for dealing with counter-protesters. The prosecution showed a photo from an EGBC event and said while the photo would have meant nothing before July 4, “we know this group of people went out that night.”

The witness was dismissed. The prosecution rested. The defense rested. Both sides closed.

Post-Close Proceedings

Charge conference: Judge Pittman noted the jury charge is approximately 90 pages and will take time to prepare. Judge O’Connor was referenced in relation to the charge conference.

Prosecution requests:

Exhibits 1.49 and 1.50 should be admitted based on transcripts — agreement between prosecutor and Rueda’s attorney
Motion regarding Doctrine of Transferred Intent (citing a 1980 case, US v. Sample or VanHorn [unclear]) — where a person intends to injure one person but harms a third party, criminal intent transfers. Defense objected (Cofer). Judge told the prosecution to submit the motion for consideration.

Closing argument logistics:

Government requested 90 minutes; defense requested 20 minutes per defendant
Judge settled on 75 minutes for the government, 15 minutes per defendant (2 hours 15 minutes total for defense)
St. John suggested breaks for the jury
Judge: “I know this case is important and the first of its kind, but we do have to consider the jury.”
Attorneys to arrive at 11 AM; jury returns at 11 AM (some notes say 11:30)

Rule 29 Motion for Acquittal: All defense attorneys moved for acquittal on all counts. The prosecution responded with “overwhelming evidence of a planned attack, riot, and use of explosives” — attempted murder is not in dispute as to Song being the shooter; central planners are clear; officers testified Song was shooting at all officers present including correctional officers; obstruction of justice established through Sanchez conspiring with his wife to move documents.

Judge Pittman asked the prosecution a pointed question: “Is it necessary to prove this stuff about Antifa?” The prosecution responded that Antifa ideology — particularly black bloc — was how the group operated. The judge pressed: “Whether it’s Antifa or the Methodist Women’s Auxiliary, why does it matter?” The prosecution argued they took “direct action” against the ICE facility. The judge interrupted: “I’m fine.” Motions for acquittal denied.

Deliberations projected for Thursday.

Incidents and Atmosphere

The trial’s evidentiary phase is complete after weeks of testimony. The pace intensified today with the prosecution pushing through large volumes of phone evidence from multiple defendants.
Judge Pittman’s questioning of the Antifa evidence’s relevance — “whether it’s Antifa or the Methodist Women’s Auxiliary” — was a notable moment that may signal skepticism about the prosecution’s framing of the case around ideology rather than specific criminal acts.
The FBI agent who testified in the afternoon was difficult for multiple note-takers to hear or understand. Several note-takers recorded that they could not follow portions of the testimony due to the agent’s poor enunciation and the rapid pace of scrolling through hundreds of chat messages.
The sheer volume of phone evidence was overwhelming — the agent scrolled through “scores and scores of messages” that note-takers struggled to follow, with one noting “you couldn’t even follow half of what he was trying to bring out.”
Defense teams appeared coordinated in their cross-examinations, with each attorney targeting specific issues relevant to their client while collectively building the narrative that the evidence showed political activity and protest attendance, not criminal conspiracy.

Section 2: Full Notes

AC (AM)

PSS Yesterday ended with discussion about whether
ANTIFA exists… you have ex. order
of what ANTIFA is in front of you. Please read.
Objection – b/c order made after actions
overruled.
1 indict. Oct 15, one oct 10
π 4 – ANTIFA is militant enterprise…
marxist ideology for overthrowing the
US government….. in 2025 ANTIFA
started targeting DHS & ICE to obstruct…
law w/ armed confrontation w/
ICE agents.
Sect. 7 – ANTIFA & terrorist threat is
a militant enterprise… uses illegal
means… to obstruct federal laws…
Routine doxing & or other threats..
ANTIFA recruits, houses young adults…
hide identity… to spread & enhance
violence … w/ coercion

Statement by the president through
the white house 4 Nat. Security
problem.

W Ms Kent IDed – Song, Sotos, Savannah,
Sharp & Sikes.

PSS Sikes did not ID as ANTIFA
Susan & Sikes in relationship

Ex 174 – pg 19
copy of ANTIFA handbook by Mark Bray
OBJECTION – overruled
W Book by Mark Bray on ANTIFA…
has recent ANT. resources in the
back. Reported in press some of funds
donated to International ANTIFA
defense fund – fund to help ANTIFA
members in trial or in hiding.
EX 207
W open source material – website of
Int. ANTIFA Defense fund. Describing
support for PDC defendants.

W ind. of connection b/t various groups.

<2 minute clip of ex 207>
Int. ANT. Defense discussing incident @ PDC
calling ICE agents Gestapo. Indicate making
$ contributions to PDC crowdfund.
Link to crowdfund for legal defense
give set, go, crowdfunding site, very
common site. Very common for ANTIFA
to crowd fund →>
$76,407
Attorney for DMR
Crowd funding – Put out a call for
funds. No Tax ID required. To get
small contributions for larger funds

AN. Def. fund – $5000 w/ Love & Solidarity
from ADF.
W Zine from Denton Apt. linked to ADF…
PSS – ex 188 – EGBC Twitter
W US research, looked @ social media
to get sense of what they post &
when they post & how often they
interact w/ certain accounts. Try to
determine ideology of that group.
PSS You were asked about peer review
etc. Thats more geared towards
Pol. Scientists? W – Yes more for
Fusion Center Intelligence Agency
or law enforcement.
W Post June 2025 – Adv. discussion of Zine
Our enemies in Yellow.
PSS Ines Sotos hold password for account.
W Scroll through recent posts.

Zine – our enemies in Yellow, June
30, 2025, Finn’s Place.
Finn’s Place associated w/ numerous
defendants.
Unlikely one would use a bot to
write this.
Cover pg. for Zine, last thing
Ines posts in discussion group.

Dearest Prince Zine – about physically
assaulting officers to help a comrade
escape
Discussion – setting up encampments
related to Israel & Palestine college
protest
consistent w/ autonomous ID to
take over space
Rachel Grey Ghost Brigade – Set
fire to Police Cars
Dearest – micro – intifada – consistent
w/ Palestinian groups
Occupation, autonomous groups
blindly follow marshalls & organizer
Zines going out & available @ encampment.
Zine “We don’t need Safety, We
need 2 escalate” (2024 Post) May 8th
Burning building – George Floyd uprising
Zines & stickers, they indic. they
printed, match those @ Soto resident.
Ind. they accept donations. All consistent
w/ that EGBC_TX. Common for ANTIFA
to raise funds by selling stickers &
other products.
Death of Alfredo M. (2023) Anarchist
IFAK fund sent them 4 IFAK, similar
seen on Soto @ scene
BashBack – “I don’t Bash Back,
I shoot 1st”
More Zines, Advertising discussion
@ Dal. Movement House Center
Nov. 2022
Finn’s & Dal. Movement Center
OBJECTION, to showing videos from
website, J agrees adm. of website pos.
should not include all

PSS – Δ mocked W to prove ANTIFA exists.
It is prejudicial – that’s the whole
point of evidence.
A – 403
J – can expert testify hearsay.
A – Video problematic. From 2023. 2016
J – you’ve gone way beyond redirect here
lots of new material. Given everyone
a lot of leeway. Moving afly [?] far
away from the scope of cross

J Not just some website, this is the
D website
A This is from 2016, no idea who
adm. was @ that time.
J – I still disagree – ex. allowed.

J – Objection noted, overruled

ind. w/ BKBL assaulting ind. w/
flag.
Ex 79
p. 78 & 79
username – EGBCTX
pw, email, etc.
p. 79 – “classic” ANTIFA flag symbol.
“DFW ANTIFA”
< see login 4 AFDFW twitter & book club twitter>

—CROSS – EXAM—

A Ex. Order you read released abt 2 months
after July 4th [?]
W Yes.

W Slightly more than opinion. Ind. of
intent. Pres. puts forward policy for
gov.

A Those directives influence decisions
A Sikes did not ID as ANTIFA

Did Kent ID Sikes as ANTIFA?
Yes
But Sikes did not
No

Was Sikes lying
Not necessarily…
A … Threats of being doxed
W I don’t know
….
A Any info suggest Ant. Def. fund communicated
w/ Δ.
No.
A crowdfunding also for friends right.

2017 ANTIFA manual. Says ANTIFA
groups have obligation to support

W We do not take funds from any government
or corporations

A. Spec. talking abt. Anti-Islamic?
J – that’s your opinion.
W – If we do fundraise [?] it comes from
security/electric grid, we do not
take funds from them.

A You characterized [?] – were 2 sides in video

W. ANTIFADFW other side Neo-nazi/
far right groups
A You can’t see beginning, you don’t
know who started video.
W. Can’t ind. who started conflict.
AntDFW appeared to be offensive.
J Are you giving op [?] on who the
victim is.
W No.

A Prior to ex. order ANTIFA not rec. as
terrorist, or domestic threat?
W. No.
There were in 2017, yes there were
were gov. agencies looking @ ANTIFA.
J Prior to 2025 was there any gov.
org that class ANTIFA as terrorist
org?
W No.
A After grad from Boston U. You lived
above parents garage.

Can’t speak to precedents [?]

I was shown indictment & commented
on it

W I don’t know much abt. Public
defender system.
A Soto’s & Morris all rep. by court
appt. attorneys…
W I don’t understand the process
A You aware DZE used 401K to fund
attorney.
A You don’t know how defense funded?
W Only from what I’ve seen on website
A You made comment from internet
you don’t know…
W Only know login @ apt.
A We don’t know who watched the
video

A. We have no idea that they agree
w/ content.
W It would seem odd if they didn’t
A. Hypothetical – 1960s, you can’t blame
someone for something they have no
control over. You hold pple accountable
for individual actions.
J Argumentative.
A.
J – Move on. I’ve given a lot of leeway,
lets try to wrap it up.
10:05 He wrote about how to prevent fac.
from rising again.

W PSS asked if symbol is Iron Front
symbol, I said no, it did not
appear to be.
A. Iron Front
W Socialist militia against communism etc.

ACC Your fam. w/ No Kings last year?

J How is this in scope of redirect?
How does this relate to something PSS
asked.
ACC You’ve been here for most of trial.
Nothing taken from apt of DSB
except a map.
ACC during search of apt. There was no
ANTIFA pamp. exc. recovered.
W No Sir.
ACC You encountered material by
google search? You aware there
are a plethora of accounts as
EGBC

W I’m aware from observation that
EGBCTX listed in notebook w/ logins.
A. EGBCTX Twitter has 19.1 thousand
members. Do you know who has
authority to make posts on that account
A

Gov. Ex 207 — Antifa Handbook
A Where was it found?
W I don’t know.
A You heard Susan Kent test.
J Nothing about Kent in redirect, beyond
scope
A Did you hear my ? to Ms. Kent.
Remember me asking if ANTIFA a tangible
group
A & she said its a political philosophy.

J we’ve beaten this horse Ad Nauseum
Ask your ?
A Recall twitt. pg describing Anti-
capitalist book club?
W Yes… on that page.

A …Law comes from legislative. When
gov handcrafted descrip. of ANTIFA
it was w/ exec.
W I didn’t handcraft.
J – did you ever handcraft def of
ANTIFA?
No.

They showed it to me & I made some
suggestions.

I did testify I thought it was a good
definition.

BM (AM)

10 MARCH (1)

9AM
gov’t redirect — Antifa expert

Read indictment + compare exec
order
Objection – overruled

Indictment read re: Antifa
Exec order read re: Antifa

Definition of exec order

Ms Kent I.D. el [?] Antifa
people

Mark Bray book: Antifa
resources
“Antifa: the Anti-fascist
Handbook”

Website: Int’l Antifa
defense fund
they support Prairie[land?] [?]
defendants

Int’l Antifa Def Fund uses [?]
page on Prairieland [?] – making [?]
contribs to crowdfunding [?]

Link to crowdfund for legal
defense

$76,407 raised already

What is crowdfunding?

EGBC — media accts

Kind of work I’m doing
might be useful to law
enforcement + intell agencies

Last post on EGBC Twitter
acct

EGBC posts — Finn’s Place
event advert
cover page for zine

DOS Primer zine
Set up encampments on
campuses [?]
Burn [?] police car.
Each DOS in a [unclear: microcosm] [?]
Occupation consistent with
autonomous ideology
Opposition to “yellow
vests”
Escalate encampment
Burning buildup [?]

They accept donations.
EGBC → IFAC sent donation [?]

“Bash back – I shoot 1st”
discussion

2023 post – “How to handle
fasc” — link

Objection to video
showing 2023 demo

prosecution: we’re putting into
evidence because it is
prejudicial

Pittman → this redirect is [?]
awfully far away — didn’t
expect all this new
material

Objection overruled

We see flags of Neo-Nazis

Anarcho + Communism

We see someone wearing
black bloc using flag as weapon

EGBC passwords
DFW Antifa edit [?] 130 [?]

9:45 – recross

Exec order from 9/22/25 [?]

Sikes did not I.D. self as author [?]

Mark Grey [?] wrote book, now
left country

Int’l Antifa defense fund —
defendants had no
connection as far as we
know

Crowdfunding — also for
family + friends: [?]

Antifa

Do defense contractors contribute?
No

[margin note:] Re: Geo. Floyd uprising
Ru aware cases driven into
demos? Yes

Demo: 2 sides right?
Your view is that
fascists [are?] victims?

Ru giving opinion — No
[margin note:] Fascists flee [?] to [?]

10:00

Prior to declaration, did
any gov’t designate antifa
as terrorist? “No”
Did you have anything to
do [w/] craft [?] of [?] indictment?
“Yes”
Did you have any idea how
atty’s are getting paid?
“No”
You don’t know which
of defendants ever watched?
“No”
Don’t know if they agreed [w/]
content? “No”
You can’t blame anyone for
actions of others [?]
“No” [?]
Mark Ray [?] book – UR aware
it [is?] historical? “Yes”
Iron Front?

10:12 Mr. Toliver [?]

Ur familiar w/ Knight?
Pittman – what’s relevance
U know after search of apt
no antifa material?
“Yes”
EGBC search online there’s [?]
[unclear: that] lots of [unclear: dead] different
accts
“Yes”
[unclear: specific] specifically 19.1k
followers X [?] EGBC
Do you know [unclear: that] who had
admin authority on acct?
“No”

Antifa handbook –
Susan Kent – I asked [unclear: was it]
tangible, she said [unclear: idea] [?]
“Yes”
In EGBC description —
anti-cap BC
“Yes”

10:20

Did you use handbook [?]
definition of [?]
Took definition

10:25 – 10:45 BREAK

Justin Killian – FBI

2 Evetts yahoo.com acct
backed up to iCloud

[margin note:] Exhibit 174/176 — photos +
appointments

Google Maps searched
for Alvarado [?] lot [?] etc [?]

Bylaws of SRA highlighted
re: community defense
“Work to anti-capitalist
platform”

Gear basics – wear [unclear: hits]
wear shades, gas
mask
“stay mobile, stay destructive”

Ballistic protection was
consistently about 3

Gear tech – do bring phone

Tactics: everyone should
wear black bloc — makes
you anonymous

Calling for riots

“Shut the fuck up”

After the action: de-bloc in
safe space
Put phones in micro, delete
chats

Also sent w/ people wearing
blk [?] bloc

“EFTBC” [?]
“Antifa: the Anti-fascist handbook”

text Evetts: “Transphobic assholes are
going to protest us

“Some people will be armed”

SRA + JB will be there

texts — Evetts has contact
w/ Song [unclear: …] since 2023 [?]

FB event– armed
Evetts nervous
Asks Wendy whether wants to
BGBC [?]

“As a leftist in Tx, my advice
is to buy a gun & learn
how to use it”

Relevant msg concluded
in 2022

Vetting to join SRA

11:28 – 12:30 lunch

BM (PM)

10 March

FB event — armed
Evetts nervous
Asks Wendy whether wants to
EGBC

“As a leftist in Tx my advice
is to buy a gun & learn
how to use it & tell friends to
do the same
Relevant msg concluded
in 2022

Wanting to join SRA

11:28 – 12:30 lunch

12:35 – Cross of Agent Killian

Has training in cellular phone towers,
rudimentary training in cellular
forensics

Someone in Apple did
retrieval

Who was “perpetually confused”?

Maybe from Discord, but
Twitter

No evidence that Mr Evetts
responded to any posts

I have no experience w/app
Twitter

Possible to scroll through,
open up but doesn’t
mean read it or interested

Don’t know if photo was
taken by Evetts

Evetts talked about buying
firearm, but no talk of
violence in text messages,
no property damage

[crossed out] Pittman: How many agents
in DFW — 200

Sustained objections about
Jan 6 questions

12:53 jury excused

Questions re: reasons [unclear: EBD] [?]
carries firearm

Pittman: UR trying to get
self-defense in
through back door

Could msg indicate need
firearm for SD? “Yes”

Evetts discussed taking all
these things to demos, +
no violence

Killian – can’t comment on
what’s normal for Evetts

Autumn Hill moved into house
in 2024, after all those
messages

“scary” photo — no violence
sarcastically discussing

1:10 Killian leaves

Special Agent?

Benj Song firearm was used
moth [?] of [?] 4th July
Twitter acct of EGBC
Song:
Bear check this Thurs.
UTC time

1:20
Objection to description of
Song’s messages being
used again – overruled

Ines Solo — msgs
200 protests
Talks about genocide

Mr Song: active in both chats

The 4 “planned” night demos,
“They will be more prepared
because of daytime demo”

“Yellow-vest posts”

Ines tells group shooting firework
is illegal, 1 street [unclear: parking] [?]
legal

4 of July party chat

Pop-up notifications captured
on phone

YouTube shorts on [unclear: lay-up] [?] down
suggestive fire [?]

Song’s girlfriend contemplating
getting evicted [?]

7/5 posts
2:10 break 15-20 mins
2:32 reconvene

SANCHEZ Phone

text messages
phone calls — 295 pages of
images on phone

photo of lit table of EGBC
“Abolish ICE”
“We don’t want reform, we
want revenge”

Luigi Mangione photo
“Spread defiance”

“Every cop should be [unclear: relacked] [?]”
sticker in Mari’s
backpack

All objections overruled

SRA logo

Birthday party invite at
Song’s house

Only able to do limited
info from Song’s phone

Venmo acct [unclear: SRA] → Liz Soto
$160

Business side of [unclear: mixing] [?]
printer

“Police abolition in FW”

Photos of firearms

Mr Sanchez’ phone images
“Order is everywhere, we
can attack it everywhere”

“Fuck the police”
“La Migra”

SRA flyer “Gun n Tell”
“Spread Power, Not Panic”

scores of images of artwork
of Sanchez

Song’s ICloud acct.

Photos of guns

“Guide to direct action
protesting”

“We’re gonna call this
peaceful but we all know
it’s not, right?” – “Right.”

AM (AM)

3/10/2026 Am

US v Cameron Arnold et al

Prosecutor – Shawn Smith
Attorney introductions

State’s witness continued Kyle Sheidler
Redirect

re: whether or not antifa exists
asked yesterday if he provided the
definition of antifa
Objection — overruled
Executive order that was submitted after an incident is not relevant
Antifa is a explicitly calls for the overthrow..
insurrection + violence to influence…
starting in 2025,
illegal aliens
the antifa campaign…

[margin note on part above: Directly read from paragraph 4 of indictment]

Executive order – Sept 2025

[margin note pertaining to below comment: Directly read from executive order]

Antifa is a militarist anarchist
enterprise that explicitly calls
for the…

“this is domestic terrorism” – Exec Order
what is an Executive order? Describes
President’s approach to a national sec threat
? – Ms Kent identified Song, Sotos, Batten,
Sikes, Sharp, + _ as antifa
Susan Kent has an intimate relationship
w/ Sykes
Evidence Antifa – The Antifascist Handbook by Mark Bray – P19 –
Admitted
includes historical overview + antifa
websites
some profits from book donated to the International
? Antifa Defense Fund for security upgrades,
relocation of antifa members who are
on the run + trial defense funds
Exhibit 207 – website of the International
Antifa Defense Fund that describes
support for the Prairieland Defendants
website loading… courtroom waits
Admitted
2 minute video clip – int’l antifa defense showdown in Alvarado
site includes link to the givesendgo
crowd funding website
these are examples of his open source research materials
76,000 has been raised –
crowdfunding is a public call for funds
International Antifa Defense Fund
contributed $5,050 to the fundraiser
zine on Antifa International was taken from the Denton apartment
they are connected via linktree
Exhibit 188 – Emma Goldman twitter feed
is another open source research material
Sheidler uses to research + determine the
ideology of a group
re: questions related to peer review
gathering information for a fusion center
think tank … or law enforcement officer
Twitter – EGBC
Objection – 901 + 403 – overruled
Admitted
Scrolls through recent posts before the
account went dormant
Pinned post was June 30 @ Finn’s Place
“our enemies in yellow – zine to be read
posted by Ines in “D + N”
other post on dearresting
other posts on setting up Palestinian solidarity encampments on college encampments
occupy spaces is aligned w/ an autonomous ideology
post of police cars on fire in Portland
“each dearrest is a micro intifada” –
connects it to Palestinian terrorist org
excerpts from yellow vests zine
posts of published zines ready to
go out to an encampment
post/image: “We don’t need safety, we need
to escalate” 2024 – re:encampment
photo of burning building in ref. to the
George Floyd uprising
zines + stickers seem to indicated that
they are made, they accept Venmo
consistent w/ things found at the Soto residence
on Batten’s phone
it’s common for antifa to raise $ selling
stickers + things like that.
post re: Bonnano
post: IFAK fund sent IFAKS
post from Bash Back organization who
wrote “I don’t bash back, I shoot first”
this zine was discussed at BC at Dallas
Movement House (Nov 2022)
this zine was on the list in the Soto’s car
post May 2023 “feeling nostalgic today” –
links to DFW antifa twitter feed
Small sticky note w/ AFDFW twit passwords
found at the Soto residence
Renew review defense’s objection – Website was admitted,
now they’re showing every link + video on it
Defense mocked him on his open source material
opened the door for this
Judge says he’s been giving a lot of leeway
Tolbert: we doesn’t know who posted these photos + videos
this video is from 2016 w/ no probative value
Overruled
Judge: the government is at a disadvantage b/c
there are 18 other attorneys opposing them
– plays 2016 video – we’re seeing symbols
from far right – Neo Nazi groups +
antifa symbols / anarcho-communism flag
correlates to bashing fascism in your
neighborhood
individual w/ black bloc + anarcho-
communist flag shown chasing after
Neo Nazis
video has heavy hip hop beat in the background
Exhibit 79 P78 + 79 – book of passwords
includes EGBC, DFW Antifa logo
common to name antifa groups after
cities (ex. Rose City Antifa, DFW Antifa)
post it AFDFW TWITT + BC TWITT
and passwords

Cross-ex Cofer

Executive order issued in September
White House expressed opinion + began
to direct policy based
directives will influence investigation
priorities
Sikes did not identify as antifa but
Kent identified him as antifa
Where does Mr. Bray live? moved out
of country
– open source comments online had
made threats on his life
Antifa Intl was not created by defendants
No evidence of communication w/ defendants
Publically labelled defendants as antifa + Executive Order
George Lobb – attorney previously on the case
Does not know where the $ meant?
Crowdfunding is for family + friends to donate too
2017 Antifa manual published on It’s Going Down states antifa groups have an responsibility to support other antifa groups
Open Policy Institute – Past defense contractors have attended dinners but they do not accept donations from corporations who would benefit from their analysis (ex. Electric Grid Security)
re: George Floyd protest/uprising – incidences of cars driving into protests
re: 2016 video – reposted in 2023 – who were the 2 sides? Black bloc + anarcho-communist flag + neonazi groups
Does not know what happened before?
Who started street conflict?
Neonazis are the victims? Leftist group trying to push them out of the area

Cross ex A McClain

re: September 2025 Executive Order
– Prior to that, the FBI did not designate antifa as a threat or terrorist organization
No government organization labeled antifa as a terrorist org
After graduation, lived in parents garage
Did comment on the crafting of indictment?
re: crowdfunding – Sanchez is represented by the public defenders office. Morris, Ines, Liz, + others are represented by court appointed attorneys. Mr. Evetts used his 401K that he paid for his defense. They do not accept outside funding
Your funders support what their research – yes. It makes sense for people to financially support things aligned w/ their views
re: URLs – can change website content at anytime. Does not know which of the defendants or any saw the videos. Do not know that they agree with the content be posted.
Ex. Republican looking at a dem site could just be curious
Story: Mom voted for JFK + Dad voted Nixon
We are held accountable for our own actions, not other members of the group
Objection
Cannot testify
– re: Mark Bray – son of Holocaust survivors
Wrote about how to keep fascism from rising again
symbol in the video was an Ironfront? Cannot confirm
Ironfront? Socialist?

Cross ex A Tolbert

re: No Kings
was present during testimony about the search of Batten’s apartment
Susan Kent has identified her as antifa
No antifa material/propaganda in her apartment
re: EGBC Social Media – encountered this information online
he said he typed in the handle on twitter
Exhibit 188 – video of twitter account – 19.1 thousand followers
Do you know who has admin ability? No
– Exhibit 207 – Antifa Handbook – No sure where that handbook was found. Only was testifying about history of antifa.
Antifa Handbook is not connected to any defendant
re: Kent – She responded that antifa is an idea
Exhibit 188 – video – description on the twitter page – “anticapitalist book club”

Cross ex A Hayes

Exec v. Legislative Branch
? – His definition was working with the

Executive Branch + took that definition to the Senate/Legislative Branch

Witness excused

BREAK

State’s witness Justin Killian

Special agent FBI – 7 years/Ft Worth
Joint Terrorism Task Force – Review investigation, evidence, surveillance, Electronic Records
zevetts@yahoo.com
backing up data to apple icloud
testimony based on Evetts icloud

Exhibits

174 + 176 – Photos + message + calendar events from the icloud
- Admitted
Exhibit 176 P 1-25
- Objection to P25
- Prosecutor corrects P 1-24
- Admitted
Screenshot of google search for tesla
Screenshot of aerial view of PDC
Screenshot of SRA bylaws w/ highlighted sections related to community defense
missing { – “Advocates necessary to be
{ – “Other pursuits necessary to ….. under capitalism
{ – “We maintain the
P6 comments on equipment that could be packed + utilized – title: “gear basics”

dark, makeshift mask
2.
organized bag + keep it near by
“I’ve seen poor organization lead to arrests”
Knee + elbow pads – be water, stay mobile, stay destructive
armor w/ kevlar or ceramic plates rather than metal b/c they’ll weigh you down
- Rated body armor 1-4 (4 is the highest)
- Average rating found was 3 rating

gear tech:
1. lasers
2. phones – phones stay home, there’s a zine on it – meta data lives forever
tactics
1. Stay in groups unless you’re going to do something so spicy
2. blac bloc – every should use it – its like TORR – black bloc makes you anonymous
3. Don’t talk to cops – let dedicated liasons do that
4. We will organize jail support
tactics used in Seattle
- chain reaction
- P14
After the action:
1. You weren’t there + you don’t know anyone that was, no pics

2D blocking safe / remove bloc after an action

3 After the action 3 – Check on comrades,
debrief w/ comrades – phones in
microwave – burn your chats – organize
jail support [?]

Final Blurbs – “if the situation
requires chaos, be chaos”
2. Never go alone. Never police
comrades. Stay hydrated. Take
care of each other.
this week I’ll be reviewing notekits?
for antifascists
photo sent from Zach to wife that
depicts blac bloc attire
Agent does not know who is in the photo
Screenshot – John efjbgc account setup
picture of Antifa Handbook
Nov 2021 Screenshot of messages:
the Denton Pub Library one got cancelled.
The brewery is now hosting it. Transphobic
assholes will be protesting.
Wife: OK
Zach: We’re gunna go fuck w/ them.
Wife: Are going armed? Stay safe
More messages: re: Range Day.
more messages re: Yall don’t look like
a bunch of scary men in black at a
protest for women’s rights do you?
more messages: Wendy: armed?
Zach: probably
more messages: Bubble preparing to have rifles
out
more messages from 2022: Zach is nervous as the first time he carried
Objection- Repeating Testimony
more messages: re: day plans + protest,
Wendy: gonna go armed? Zach: probably
Wendy: “ok. I love you”
“protesting is very badass of you”
More: Zach: “Wanna do the EGBCC @ 7? (2022)
Zach: Could you help me get plates to someone today?
if you can get them to Shelby, Bubble can
take them to the dinner
Z: Bubble will be at 56th from 5-7
Z: “These people are scary” W: Antifa Thugs.
Ruining our country? W: How did shady antifa shit go?
Z: I panicked + stayed in my car the whole time. I feel like a coward.
L: “As a leftist in TX, my advice is buy a gun,
learn how to use it. Things are looking
grim.
cook/shop JBGC (calendar entry)
Calendar entry: Range Day Oct 23, 2021
” : JBGC event? Dec 18, 2021
” : JBPC – Armadillo Ale Works Sh [?]
” : Reach out to ppl in my area for signal
Messages continued until 2025
calendar entry: Range Day Oct 21, 202?
“Talk to JB PM + Bubble at mediation
” ” : Vetting
Wendy vetting

Lunch until 2:30

EW (AM)

Record of ∆ attys

SS yesterday q if antifa exists
KS Y
SS exec order define antifa
KS Y
SS read indictment compare to exec order
∆ exec order after event
J over
SS largely same ¶4
KS militant enterprise made up of small
groups anarchist or autonomist marxist…
violent assaults & confrontations w/ ICE officers
SS Exec order
KS militant enterprise calls for overthrow of US
govt. through … employs elab means to
conceal identities… coordinate with other
organiz…
SS did not write
KS no
SS what it ord
KS —
SS who Susan Kent identify as antifa
KS Song, Soto, Sikes, Baten
SS Ex open source, ex. bots, exhib 174 p 19
copy of Antifascist handbook

KS identifies “Antifa and antifa handbook”
SS funds
KS antifa support fund
SS exhibit 207 open source material
KS website of antifa support fund showing
their support for the Prairieland defendants on
homepage
SS exhibit 207 played
KS article discusses events at Prairieland
call ICE gestapo. Ref. crowdfund for legal
defense. “Showdown in Alvarado”
SS what is this
KS give send go common to crowd fund
SS what is this
KS primary lawyer for Rueda
J what is crowdfunding
KS small public donations, no tax ID
SS what is this
KS you can see ASF followed through & made
donation $5k
SS Antifa international who?
KS link tree – linked to ASF
SS Emma Goldman BC
KS see who connected with & materials promoted
SS Asked in cross stat anal. & peer review
KS kind of work doing to help law enforcement

SS what this
KS Twitter EGBC adv. Our Enemies in Yellow
SS what now
KS scroll through posts
SS see
KS ref. to Our Enemies in Yellow at Finn’s Place
SS know abt Finns?
KS other groups met here
SS what this
KS cover of OEIY
SS what this
KS De-Arrest Primer
SS what that
KS how to help someone get away aft arrest
SS what
KS Burning Police Cars in Portland
SS De-Arrest again
KS each dearrest is a micro intifada
SS what does mean
KS uprising
SS what here
KS opp. to blindly following
SS see
KS zines going out indicating av. @ encampment
SS what
KS We Don’t Need Safety We Need to Escalate
SS date KS 2024

SS here
KS Burning bldg ref G. Floyd uprising
SS here
KS zines & stickers match found @ Sotos
& indicating donations accepted.
SS
KS common to raise money selling stickers
& other products
SS
KS Ref death of Alfredo
SS
KS Group – IFAC fund sent funds resemble
IFAC found on Ines. Look What our
friends sent us.
SS
KS Bash Back …
SS
KS Disc. I don’t Bash Back / Shoot First
SS Movement House, Dallas
KS yes
SS heard test abt Dallas Movement Ch & Finns
Place
KS Feeling nostalgic today. How to handle
fasc.
SS what is fasc.
KS fascist

SS Antifa DFW
KS small notepad @ Sotos ANTDFW and what
appear to be passwords
SS play video
∆ obj not ev on site
J tend to agree, P what intent?
SS antifa-like clothes & behavior
J dis. jury
SS ∆ attached & mocked witness for evidence
materials, this is example of evidence
this is prejudicial and that is the
∆ This is from 2023
J We are going awfully far on reexam
& expect very long re-cross, given lot of leeway
SS site user & pass out Soto house
J ∆ overruled
— jury return
J obj noted
SS play from beginning
KS we see some far right symbols & indiv with
red black flags. Appears they are assaulting
far right indiv.
SS Bashing in neighborhood
KS indiv in BB chasing w/ anarcho com flags
SS Exhib 79 pg 78 & 79
KS reviews user & passwords

SS here?
KS Logo DFW antifa
SS Login for afDFW twt & EG twt
KS don’t know that they still work
{triangle} Exec order more 2 months after event
KS Sep 22
{trianle} Indicating movement
.
.
Sikes did not identify antifa by GF did
KS yes
{trianle} So sikes [unclear: Yung’s]
KS not necessarily
{trianle} What 1st web
KS Int. Antifa Def. Fund
{trianle} Made by def.
KS not
{trianle} Contributed?
KS not known
{trianle} Know if IADF communicated w/ defendants?
KS not known
{trianle} exec order in place
KS yes
{trianle} Possible responding to govt labeling antifa
KS can’t say
{triangle} Know Lobb
KS a lawyer?

{triangle} Crowd funding common for many reasons
KS Its Going Down
{triangle} Do defense contractors give your org money
KS Not currently
{triangle} Spec. policy sep trying to achieve
KS ex. elec. grid security
{triangle} Still accept $ from Bradley Foundation
KS not part of my job
{triangle} ref G. Floyd protest
KS G. Floyd Uprising
{triangle} 3 cars driven into crowds
KS seems high
{triangle} Who were 2 sides in video
KS Antifa DFW & Neo Nazi
{triangle} You don’t know what happened before or
who was aggressor
KS Can’t say, BB pushing out of area
{triangle} why won’t you answer q
{triangle} I can’t say who was aggressor
{triangle} Pres. Dec of Sep: prior antifa not rec.
as terr. threat. corr.
KS yes
{triangle} No US govt agencies recog antifa a threat
KS there was some who were looking also
J just answer
KS no

{triangle} Called to testify antifa a terrorist threat
KS yes
{triangle} after some years after college you inv.
Pres. think abt antif
KS can’t s
{triangle} craft indictment
KS saw & commented
{triangle} Questions about attys fees
KS do not understand public defendant system
{triangle} You don’t know how atty’s are paid
KS no
{triangle} Center for Security Policy – people assoc. w/ org pple
who share points of view
KS yes
{triangle} Comment on internet info
KS Not known if URL was same day before or
after.
KS Don’t understand
{triangle} sites can change
KS if you have access to account
{triangle} We do not know who had access to account.
KS can’t say
{triangle} 1960, learned parents voted JFK & Nixon. You
can’t blame someone for something you don’t
have control over.
KS I don’t unders!

[triangle] You aren’t commenting on these indiv
J He can’t testify to that
[triangle] Mark Gray – son of holocaust survivor who
wrote about preventing fascists from rising
again.
KS Unaware
[triangle] Symbol for IronFront
KS This morning no because they were on receiving
end of attack
[triangle] You ref yesterday. Aware against Nazi &
communists – Authoritarians
[triangle] Familiar w/ No Kings
J Relevance
[triangle] Lumping a lot of groups together
J move on
[triangle] Here for most of trial.
KS Yes
[triangle] You heard nothing was found in Ms. Baten’s
apt.
KS yes.
[triangle] You testified that she was identified as antifa
KS yes
[triangle] Emma Goldman book club
KS internet search
[triangle] testifying that known def court [?]
KS password found

[triangle] 19.1K followers
KS yes
[triangle] do you know who has auth to post?
KS yes
[triangle] where antifa handbook found
KS not known
[triangle] why testify about
KS making general assessment
[triangle] Hear miss Kent being asked if antifa real org.
KS don’t recall
[triangle] EGBC twt described as Anti-capitalist
book club. Recall
KS Yes
[triangle] Exec & Leg
KS yes
[triangle] when crafting def.
J He didn’t do that
[triangle] You took that def to senate to try to make a law
KS no
[triangle] thats what senate does
KS also does oversite

Break

3/10 AM Part 2 EW (11)

[margin note: I totally know what day it is.]

SS Justin Shillig
JS Joint Terrorism Taskforce FBI
SS what if
JS Apple ID from Zach Evetts
SS how work
JS backups to iCloud
SS some info saved to make phone transf. easier
JS yes
SS exhib rev.
JS yes. 174 photos in iCloud, 175 calendar iCloud
△ 176 obj Pg 25
SS pg 1-24
JS screen shot Tesla charging
SS what
JS Alvarado
SS circled area
JS detention ctr. & Hwy 63
SS here
JS SRA bylaw highlighted community defense
SS you highlight?
JS no
SS read
JS advocates to be necessary to protect…
SS you see symbols
JS yes

(12)

SS what does pg 6 talk abt
JS gear basics, covering skin, gas mask,
keep bag near.
SS GB5
JS shields helpful not necessary every time
SS GB6
JS Recommend Kevlar not ceramic plates for
weight
SS analyze plates recov.
JS yes
SS how
JS Standards set. 1-4
SS what set
JS consistent around 3
SS what gear tech tell as
JS lasers, strobes etc. to disorient
SS Gear T 4
JS phones stay home
SS working in gps
JS never go alone unless willing to sndr [?]
SS GT 2
JS Everyone should use black bloc compares
to Tor
SS next
JS Shut The Fuck Up
SS Gen Mass

(13)

JS surge like tidal wave on way back
SS tactic 6
JS shield wall
SS Tactic 7
JS speculates fomenting riot
SS Tactic 8
JS STFU
SS Aft what
JS Debloc somewhere safe w/o cameras
SS Aft act 3
JS Debrief in person, phones away, jail/med
support if necessary, burn chats
SS Final words
JS head on swivel, formless not aimless
SS three arrows heard test abt
JS correct
SS lastly
JS never police comrads, stay hydrated, fed
take care of eachother
SS show photo
JS pic sent to Evetts wife
SS don’t know who is
JS yes, bc black bloc
SS congts.
JS efjbc — for t john brown gun club
SS Nov 21
JS Evetts texting wife Denton pub

(14)

lib canceled. Brewery hosting now : Anti-Trans
assholes protesting. Going.
SS next
JS know SRA members
SS next
JS focus on anti trans rhetoric, john brown
SS next
JS Apr 24 range day. Going to Dallas tomorrow
w/ Bubble
SS who Bubble
JS alias for Ben Song
SS next
JS y’all don’t look like a bunch of scary men in
black at protest for womens rights do you
SS next
JS armed? Probly
SS next
JS Facebook event some lady talking abt a Bubble
talking abt having rifles out
SS next
JS Evetts express protest making nervous in Jun 2025
SS here [?]
JS May be attending protest following
evening
SS completed IFAC training

(15)

airplane/ofb
JS wanna do Emma Goldman book club tonight
SS When
JS 2022
SS July 23, 2022 help get place for someone
supposed to take them to AA. Feel more
safe.
JS Made change of plans…
SS using nicknames talking to wife
JS yes
SS next
JS … Dallas address where Bubble was
SS What
JS Prev. photo in black bloc, wife resp. antifa
thugs ruining our country
How did shady antifa shit go?
Evetts got separated, stayed in car
SS Last one
JS respond to request for funds: buy a gun,
learn to use it
SS cal events
JS review John Brown Gun Club,
Range Day, Emma Goldman Book Club,
etc.
SS stops in 2022
JS no in 2025
SS Relevant 2022

SS overlap w/ JBGC and SRA
JS yes
SS next
JS mediation
SS what abt
JS unknown
SS vetting
JS vetting to join SRA
LUNCH ret. 12:30

HQ (AM)

Defense(? photo cut off, cant read this word) Redirect

yesterday, ended w/ discu. on whether antifa
actually exists.

yes sir

Antifa indict. + exec. order in front of you

yes sir

Indictment –
Objection – EO after alleged incident not approp.
→ Overruled

→ Paragraph 4

Antifa is a militant enterprise… rev.
anarchist/Marxist ideology… revol overthrow
… [Reading def. from indictment]

Their paragraph 4. EO, Sept. 22nd, 2025 Sec. 1
read it for the record

Sec. 1 – Antifa as a terrorist threat
Antifa is a militarist… [Reading EO
def. of Antifa]

What is an E.O.?

a statement by Pres, goes through Wh. House
that explains how pres plans to address issue,
in this case nat’l security issue

Susan Kent, recall who she ID’d as antifa?

Song, Soto, Barton, Sharp, Sikes, Rueda

Sikes testified, Didn’t I.O. self as Antifa?
Yes

Kent + Sikes relationship?

intimate relationship

Exhibit 174, you recognize it?

Antifascist Handbook

Pg 19 Exh. 174

Book by Prof. Mark Ray on topic of
antifa, historical overview, back section
antifa related resources, websites

What’s book called?

Antifa the Antifascist Handbook, donates
proceeds to Int’l Antifa Defense fund

What is that?

Int’l fund for funding of antifa, most
commonly for ppl on trial, also security
upgrades, funds for those in hiding

Ex. 207 – Watching(?) 207 website of Int’l
Antifa Def. Fund.

They are describing support for Prair.
Defendants
indicates connection b/w various groups,
one group provides funds for another group

Loaded, is that ex. 207?

Describe what you just desc.?

2 min clip, lets play.

have Int’l Antifa def. fund article,
calling ICE Agents gestapo; indicate they
are making centr. to crowd fund.
URL – INTL int, antifa defense wordpress,
Showdown(?) in Alvarado

What highlighted?

link to crowdfund legal defense, givesengo
funding for crowdfunding. https…

$76,000

Who’s that?

Understanding indiv rep. Ms Rueda

Judge – What’s crowdfunding?

Crowdfunding – When you put out public
call for funds, small dollar donations,
very common
Int’l Antifa Defense Fund followed through
w/ statement, sent $5500, with love
&
Zine in Denton Apt
Zine that referenced Antifa Int’l,
linked to Int Ant. Def. Fund, go
to link tree [describes linktree], Antifa Int’l
linktree links to Def. fund, indicates
they have a connection

188 – EGBC Twitter feed

in open source research, look at Soc. Media
accts, look at how often they post,
who they interact w/ suggests connections,
cant know for certain, read materials
to determine ideology of group

Statist. analysis, peer review,

yes, kind of work I’m doing,
kind I’m gathering useful for
fusion center, intel, info useful to
LEO.

188

EGBC Twitter Acct
Shows you a # of posts, pinned post
a few days prior to Prairieland, advertising
a zine “our enemies in yellow”

Objection? – 901 & 403, authentication

State – Not 403, directly relevant, Soto held username &
passwords for accts.

Scroll through most recent posts,
pause & read stuff.

What it sharing(showing?)?

June 30, 2025, advertised taking place
at Finn’s Place, connected to a number
of groups in this case

Would they use a bot?

seems unlikely one would use a bot.

Ines Soto posted in group chats?

What’s that

posting images from de-arrest primer,
includes physically assaulting LEO to
help comrades escape

[Scrolling EGBC Twitter feed]

What’s that?

protest encampments, Israel Palestine,
consistent to Occupy spaces, 2nd is
burning police cars, Rachel Khoury(?). Brigade(?)

What’s that?

each de-arrest is micro – intifada,
arabic term for uprising including
groups US deemed terrorist orgs

What’s that?

occupation of territory keeping w/ ideology,
critiquing blindly following protest marshalls
organizers

What’s that?

zines going out, seeming to indicate
they were published/avail. @ an encampment

What’s that?

we don’t need safety, we need to
escalate during encampment campaign,
May 8, 2024
Picture of burning bldg in reference to
George Floyd Uprising
#s of zines & stickers they seem
to indicate they printed/prepared, seem
to match what was found at DeSot(?)
residence. Donations. Cashapp, Venmo

Seen on Sav. Battons phone?

yes, common for antifa to raise funds
selling stickers etc.
Reference to death of Alfredo…
insurrectionary anarchist
EGBC indicates group called IFAQ?
fund sent materials similar to found
at Prairieland
Post abt Bash Back, mentioned yesterday
in relation to zine, “I dont bash back
I shoot 1st”

More zines

yes
Advertising discussion of zine “I don’t bash back, I shoot 1st”
at Dallas Mvmt house?
yes
list of zines w/ some crossed off
Dallas Mvmt Center, heard finn’s place, but Dal. mtg. location?
yes, believe Sharp mentioned

post from EGBC, 2023 “feeling nostalgic
today” links to antifa DFW twitter,
vid – “How to handle fash in your hood”
Small sticky note pad at Sotos residence
w/ passwords, antifa DFW Handle
[plays video]
Defense – Renew Def. Objection, when court admitted
this, dont know court intended to admit all
materials on site/feed.
Judge – tend to agree
State – in this in video demonst. holding flags,
Hallmarks antifa @ Anarcho comm. flag
Judge → jury step out
State – Defense vigorously attacked expert on open
source material, is prejudicial, thats why
we’re putting into evidence
Def – Primarily 403, fact it includes material,
Judge – can expert testify to hearsay
whats most problematic vid from 2023,
no … value
Judge – Mr. Smith youve gone way beyond
redirect, didnt expect you to come
in w/ 45 mins of new material.
Giving you leeway.
State – this directly.. they mocked expert,
this open source material
Judge – was stuff on their website
State – yes, taken from a site w/ password @ Sotos
Obj. overruled
Def – Record – no evidence to administrator, vid from
2016, no predictive(??) value.

Judge – Got so it on Cross(??), State at disadvantage
going against 18 attorneys.
Jury Back

[video, pause in b/w(or blur) to narrate]
Seeing flags?

see some symbols related to far right
groups, also indivs holding red & black
we previously saw at Sotos residence
Symbol
Cant quite make it out, appears
indivs w/ Ana-Comm flag are assembling
for right indiv.
Not just ppl defending selves, assaulting
indivs to push them out of neighborhood
See indiv appear to wear Black Bloc,
use flag to assault indiv, consistent
w/ Black Bloc & Anarcho communist
material.
Ex. 150, pgs 78 & 79, zoom(?) on book
Username, password, handle used across multiple
accts, other emails, Instagram, Yahoo, EGBC
Taken from Sotos residence.
yes

here?

Classic Antifa flag symbol tlat says DFW
antifa, common to use name of city or
nickname of city + antifa

[pic of handles + passwords]

AFDFW TWIT, BC TWIT, take to
_ near Antifa DFW & Book Club twitter
Cross
EO issued 2 mths after July 4?
Sep. 2025
WH Exp
slightly more than opinion, intent to move(?) policy
for government, indicating as head
of Exec. Branch
US Att. Office
yes
Taking direction from top antifa priority(?)
yes
Can attest
sure w/ in bounds of sat. & law
Sikes didnt I.D. as antifa
“into him”
Ms Kent did
Mr Sikes said hes not antifa

Impression Sikes lying in testimony?

not necessarily
Gray author left country?
left country
Left country to protect life from threats?
has made statements, cant confirm.
Open source material hes been doxxed
havent looked at it

[Int’l Antifa fund questions]

…
EO known to public at donation?
sure
Antifa defense fund responding to EO or by donating?
other than documentation of antifa(?) int’l,
same
George Lob –
one pt(?) attorney
Knew where $ went to?
no
Seen open source materials to use crowdfunding
to enrich selves
yes, happens
Also family/friends?
yes
Inference/implicating makes it more likely(?)
well(?) 2017 antifa group manual on
its goingdown says groups ID as
antifa have responsibility to fund

Think tank?

Ctr for Sec. Policy
Substantial donations from Lockheed, Raytheon
Judge – … short lease(?)
in past attended dinners, new policy dont
accept funds from govs/corporatns that profit from
our analysis

Dont take $ from companies

Most typically comes up from work on critical infrastructure, electric grid [Islam Bradley Foundation
- IDK, not in dvlpt(?) section of org.
  George Floyd mentioned
- I said George Floyd Uprising

You’re aware 100 incidents of(?)
– aware, seems high, follow fairly closely

Watched 2016 video
– reposted most recently in 2023
You said
– indivs wearing Black Bloc, ana-comm flags

I didn’t asrt
– ones(?) side appears Antifa- DFW, other
assoc. w/ neo nazi- far-right groups
Don’t know who attacked who 1st
– IDK

Your view is fascists are victims?
– What I said is it appear Antifa
DFW pushing far right groups out
Judge – Answer your opinion
– No, appears 2 groups engaged in street conflict(or culture?)
earlier – leftist group attempts to push them out of area
– my interpretation

Cross prior to FBI didn’t recogns.(?)
– for most part no
No US gov. agency desig. anything called antifa
as threat?
– And gov. agency? Gov. as(?)
Judge- easy(?) – Yes gov agency were looking at antifa
Judge – was there any go
– No, not as terrorist org
You seem intimately involved w/ persons in gov

- not as domestic

As terrorist threat
– yes
Testified?
– Senate yes

After grad, lived above parents garage for a few yers

IDK if was a few yers, but yes sir
[…]
Not to my knowledge
Crafting(?)
- Sherra(?) indic. & commented on it
  Funding, how funding & antifa’s reported use of
  crowdfuncing, Aware(?) Sanchez repr. by fed.
  Public-defenders
- Not aware
- Soto, Morris, all represented by court appr attorney
  - No, don’t understand process

Aware Evetts used 4olk(?)
– no way of knowing
Haven’t asked any attorney
– I haven’t
No idea how defense funded defense?
– only Marciela Rueda
Ctr for Sec policy who guys(?) servei, persons who funs you like your nerx(?)
– I would hope so
Ppl who share same viewpoints,
find each other?
– ppl who see value in
what we’re doing

Reported stuff off internet
– yes
Don’t know if URLs show content day before arrest(?)
way of directing(?) also
know one can change
content of website on

if one has control
Don’t know if defendants hosted any of that
Only know of logins assoc w TX Acct found at Desotos residence & ANDFW ogin
No idea if they agreed w it?
seemed off they’d feel nostalgic if they didn’t
If I’m democrat & watch Fox does’nt mean I agree
sure

Hypoth- 1960, parents fight over voting
for d[…]
– no sure you can’t
[illegible]
Rephrase
We are acct for our own actions
[illegible]
You aren’t commenting on if you believe charges prove beyond [illegible]
Judge – he can’t comment

Mark Ray, Antifa Handbook, Aware his parents are
holocaust survivors?
– Not aware of that
Aware he was writing histor. record on how to stop(?)
fascism from rising again?
– some context yes rising again?

Symbol for Iron Front
– yes, believe Mr. Smith asked if symbol
from video
Iron Front – opposed to fasc. & comm.?
– yes sir, socialist militia opposed to auth.
Comm. & fascism

Cross Testifying
– answered ?s asked
Familiar w/ No Kings Protest
– yes
Judge – Scope? Speed up on cross, how does it relate?
Def – Thread of testimony, lumping a lot of groups
together.

A few times you mentioned Savenroh(?) B.?
– mentioned once in relation to Ms Kent’s testimony [?]
Apt search?
– yes
Nothing taken but laptop.
– Seem to be what I recall
Part of your testimony, Susan Kent ID her as antifa?
– my recollection
Aware no materials recovered, antifa pamphlets, etc.?
– yes sir
Social media accts of EGBC?
– yes
You encountered from google search?
– went to Twitter, typed in handle
Do recognize plethora of soc. media
– yes sir, most listed on item from residence
Twitter, Insta, etc. Search online
– from notebook

Your testimony is
– I am aware from observation & what’s
entered into gov. exhibits, certain accts
listed as logins
Ex. 188, 19.1K members of group, aware?
– don’t understand
When we go onto EGBC Twitter,
– not in context of Twitter, wouldn’t
consider them members
Know who had admin auth?
– No, other than what was taken from Sotos

Do you knew who was admin.

no
Testimony somewhat misleading
Judge – stricken
Gov Ex. 207, Antifa Handbook,
Not sure where spec. handbook was found
What was purpose of describing it?
explaining who Mark Hay(?) was
No info that tied that to anyone here?
No sir, mainly general assessment
Did you hear my cross to Ms Kent-
dnt recall
Recall me asking if antifa was tangible org?
yes
You recall she said antifa was philosophy?
cant remember her specific words
Antifa is an idea?
yes it has
Video from EGBC, 188, theres a description, “an anti-capitalist book club”
yes
thats how they describe themselves?
yes

Cross
under. dif. b/w legisl. / exec branch?

yes sir
EO flow(?)
When handcrafted def. of antifa, w/ exec.
branch & DOJ?
I didnt hand craft def

Judge – Did you handcraft def. of antifa?

No sir
Judge – Indictment?
they shared it
Same def you took to Senate?
I did testify I thought it was
good def.
To try and make a law?
no sir
That what Senate does?
and oversight

BREAK – Return @ 10:45

Gov. witness
Justin Gillian, special agent w/ FBI, 7 years
Ft. Worth, Joint Terrorism Task Force; surveillance, records review, etc.
Received info referent to Mr. Evetts?

I received records assoc. w/ Appl ID assoc.
w/ 2 Evetts @ yahoo.com
if person using Iphone, etc, can backup
things to I Cloud
Testify to things you received from Cloud?
correct
Ex. 174, 176
correct, 174 consists of photos in icloud, 176
are messages from icloud

Objection pg 25
State – he’s right, 1-24
174, Start Here.

Image of screenshot of google maps area search
for “Tesla”
[Going thru slides]
“Alvarado” zoomed in to capture Prairieland Dtn. Ctr
overhead imagery, that also reflects residential
area west of dwn ctr & highway 67
Here?
Screenshot of Bylaw in SRA, highlighted portions
commenting on comm. defense
read for us highlighted section(?)
“advocates nece. to be eff. armed for self/comm
defense”
” unity, strength of comm…”
” maintain necessary means to anti-capitalist presence(?)
[next slide] Symbols, what it telling us
pg 6 is commenting on equipment that could
be utilized
Whats it talking abt?
black block, shirts, hoodies, gloves(?)
Title?
Gear basics
Gear B. 2?
Shades, safety goggles, gas mask,
black gloves
Gear B. 3?
keep bag organized, no more than few [intelligible 2 words]

G. B. 5?

revabu(?) pads
Key Strategy?
be water, stay mobile, stay destructive(?)
G. B. 6?
Kevlar & ceramic plates,
I reviewed series of plates(?) held in
evidence
Ballistic protection rated by Nat’l Inst. of Just?
rated 1-4.
I understand 4 is highest rating, 308 or 762
round
AK basically
yes
Gear you saw?
Range of ratings, consistently around 3
Gear tech?
lasers, strobe lights, walkie talkies
pg 10
Gear Tech 4, Phones stay home, make a
burner, geosearching is a thing, zines for that,
Metadata lasts forever
Tactic 1 – Stay in groups unless willing
to act alone

Tact. 2

Black Bloc is line(?) ter(?), more ppl using it
the better
Tor is internet browser that enables private
activity, anonymous
Dont talk to cops, let liaises speak
Jail Support
We can & will organize jail support
Mass Tactics
Be like water… [quote]
pg. 13
~ Shield wall/banner wall, trade mobility for…
6?
Provoking a riot, cant talk & advocate
After Action?
1 – Shut the fuck up, you werent there,
dont know anyone that was, dnt take pics.
Aft. Act. 2?
Tactic known as de-blocking, when de-blocking
do it somewhere safe
Understanding means put on/remove Black Block
After the action, word used is “action”?
Correct
Aft. Action 3.
Check up on comrades, keep phones & elect. away,
in microwave, burn your chats (delete)

[Some kind of Twitter thread]

Final Words

always keep head on swivel … [quote]
2
lastly never go alone … never police
comrades, stay cool(?) headed & alert,
mention of zines?
- yes
  wording?
“this week I’ll be reviewing (?…) for
antifascists”
[Black Bloc Pic]
msg sent from Z. Evetts to wife of
ppl in Black Bloc attire(?)
Dnt know who is in photo
[pic]
screenshot for acct creation @ Josh Wright EFJB
G C
Elm(?) Ford(?) John Brown Gun Club
[Book Pic]
Antifa – Antifascist Handbook
[176, pg 1] – Text
in these msgs Mr. Evetts texting wife
Wendy. “Denton Public Library are get canceled,
brewery active(?) transphobic assholes …”
Evetts – “some of us are gunna show
up to fuck w/ them”
Wendy – Dnt get killed, are yall armed?

Semi(?) SRA ppl

concealed pistols, pepper spray, JB clear ally(?),
come out if they shoot 1st
Who JB? John Brown?
could be
Other info relevant
series of msgs from Mr. Evetts, April Range Day
you in? … Going to Dallas tomorrow. Bubble
Know Evetts has contact w/ Serg by April 2022?
correct
[pic of text]
Wendy – “yall dont look like a bunch of
scary men in black at a womens march?”
[txt]
Wendy – “as med?(?)” Evetts – probably
(txt)
Wendy- “How come?”
Evetts – facebook event from some lady in Denton, Bubble
talking abt having rifles out”
[Txt]
Ev. – Like a response [?]
Wend – how do you feel abt going?
Ev. – Nervous, talk to ppl tonight in
person, nervous as 1st time I carried
June 2022?
- yes
Msgs Mr. Evetts letting Wendy know he
may be attending a protest.
W – Going armed?
E – yes
W – I L U, protesting is very badass of you.
Going out tonight?
Airplane mode/phone off
Wanna do EGBC @ 7?
W – tonight?

What year?

2022
July, 2023
Can you help me get some plates to someone today?
Nicknames
July 23, E – Maybe change of plans …
E-2452 56th St. Dallas, Bubbles will be there
Address?
1st residence searched
Morris & Hill?
correct
July 2022?
yes
[txt]
Previous photo in Black Bloc sent
E – These ppl are scary, Wen – antifa thungs ruining our country
W – heard antifa (8th(?)) go?
E – got separated b/4 it started …
Msg sent to Ev. that contains a link to (?? photo cut off)
E – as a leftist in TX my advice is to buy
a gun, learn how to use it
Calendar?
Calendar Events saved in I Cloud, including
event w/ Bubble
[Event]
Cook/Shop for JBGC, Dec. 2021
[Event]
ETTS Range Day, Oct. 23, 2021
[Event]
JBGC Event, Dec. 18, 2021
[Event]
JBGC – Armadillo St Nov. 20, 2021
[Event]
→ Reach out to ppl in my area for(?) signal Oct. 13, 2021
Stop around 2021?
Msgs continue to 2025
Relevant msgs?
yes
[Event]
SRA Range Day
Appears overlap in Calendar b/w SRA & JBGC?
Talk to JB & Bubble about mediation
Nov. 1st, 2021

Heard abt mediation in SRA?

Unaware of nature of mediation
Vetting 2021
Understood to join SRA
Wendy vetting Oct 24 2021

RM (AM)

3/10 Fort Worth Morning
RS 1
Kyle Shideler

Redirect: Asks if antifa actually exists, and if he
wrote the definition. He gives the indictment
and Trump’s EO on antifa to read out loud
objection: Trump’s EO is irrelevant and came after
these events → overrule
EO from Sept 22, 2025. Point is Trump’s
definition and indictment are much like each other
and Kyle did not have any input in GO.

Reviews the defendants that were named by
Sites as Antifa
EX #174 Antifa handbook by Mark Bray. Looking at
page 19. (new actually talks about the group)
Asks about International Antifa Defense Fund
(he apparently Mark Bray donates to it)
EX #207 website of @ “International Antifa Defense Fund”
that shows support for this trial on their
home page. Their article shows/states they are
crowd funding to Prairieland Defense. Links to give
go fundraiser. Shows International Antifa Defense
Fund donated $15k to the fundraiser.
EX# 68 [?] Asks about Emma Goldman BC twitter feed [?].
Asks why he wasn’t doesn’t do peer review, says his work
is geared toward law enforcement intel
scroll through most recent twitter posts.
“our enemies in yellow” is last discussion topic
before page “goes dark” 2
Re-arrest primer featured before that
Posts abt encampments on campus for Palestine
solidarity
Image of burning cop cars from Portland.
Intifada language reference) on graphic of
IDF arresting someone
Another post about Yellow Vests
Pics of “zines going out” to be made available
at a college encampment
Poster that says “we don’t need safety we need to
escalate” (May 2024)
Pics from George Floyd Rebellion, burning building
Pic of zines and stickers, many of which overlap
w/ items found in Soto’s garage. “it’s very common
for antifa groups to sell stickers” (eyeroll).
Benvano [?] book (couldn’t see title, wasn’t name)
Post about font and texts (IFAK)
Another reference to “I don’t bash back”
Discussion post for zine “I don’t bash I
shoot first” (Nov 2022)
video post (May 2023) that links to different
“Antifa DFW” twitter account. But video itself is
from 2016. Shows neo nazis w/ their flags and
imagery being attacked & run off by a group
of people. Someone wearing black bloc and
carrying red/black flag as involved. 3 Ex #79: pics of Soto notebook w/ social media login
info and DFW antifa image. Logins for DFW
Antifa twitter also in notebook

Recross: Asks about EO and how that is intended to
influence Justice Dept, which is under Executive branch.

Mentions Mark Bray leaving country bc of
death threats and doxxing.
Asks abt any connections w/ International Antifa
admits that there was public info abt EO
indictment so there wouldn’t need to be any direct
connection with them
Asks if defense contractors fund his think tank,
they do, notes caveat that they don’t take fund
from anyone that would personally benefit from their
analysis.
Asks if his opinion of 2016 video is that the
fascists were the victims? He admits he doesn’t
know who started that fight or who is the victim.
Asks if prior to that EO if any govt
agency designated Antifa as terrorist org → No.
Agrees his work and goal has been to achieve
this designation. That he was an advocate for
that EO.
He has no idea how any of the defendants
funded (or didn’t fund) their defense work. He
has no idea how donations are spent. 4
Asks about if he was aware Mark Bray was
son of holocaust survivors and the handbook was
essentially about how to prevent that from happening
again.
Clarifies history of Iron Front that they were
socialists against authoritarianism, communism &
fascism alike.
Asks about his testimony that Vanna was a member
of Antifa bc Susan Kent said so. But also agrees
that zero Antifa paraphernalia was found at her
apartment.
Points out that over 19k people follow, and that
he actually doesn’t know who has authority to
post on that account.
Agrees he has no info that ties antifa handbook
to any defendant, was not found at any of them
or collected as evidence.
Asks about questions regarding if antifa is an
philosophy/idea or actual org. on twitter
Hayes asks about him taking his definition
to the legislative branch to influence it being
made into law, he denies that was his intent
for participating in the hearing. **Agent Justin Gilliam FBI**
Ft worth JTTF agent who reviews monetary [?],
received info from Apple about Zach Evetts account 5
Received Zach’s backed up files from Apple’s
cloud.
EX #174 photos in cloud
EX #176 messages from cloud
Photo of phone screenshot of searches for Tesla
locations
Photo of Alvarado area, satellite map screenshot
some zoomed in areas of Prairieland and surrounding
area (satellite view)
SRA article 2: “purpose” section of org’s bylaws,
a couple lines are highlighted. Reads the
highlighted parts
Screenshot of tweets, someone talking about
“gear basics”, protest attire to hide identity
and stay safe (gas mask)
mentions things like bringing pads and shields,
bring water – “stay destructive”
mentions body armor, benefits of kevlar
over metal plates for weight
Also screenshots of “gear tech” which includes
lasers, strobe lights, walkie talkies,
“phones stay home, buy a burner”
Screenshots & tactics of # go in a group, not
alone #2 “blackbloc is like for the more people
use it the safer everyone is” #3 don’t talk
to cops. #4 list of general mass movement
tactics (be like water, stay together etc) #5
shield wall, #6 start a riot.
After the action #1 “shut the fuck up” don’t talk about it, #2 Deblocing somewhere safe
#3 check up on comrades and debrief, organize jail support, delete chats.
Some final words about taking care of each other, not doing stuff alone, staying safe
Picture of group in bloc carrying guns, Evetts sent pic to his wife.
Screenshot of Elm Fork JBGC “congratulations” for creating account

BX 176 – iPhone texts between Zach and his wife, talking about drag event cancelled at Denton library and moved to a brewery, Zach says something about having concealed weapons “that would only come out if” Someone else attends/ pulls a gun

text about range day scheduling for SRA and JBGC, mentions Song by alias Bubbles
texts about Wendy asking if they are wearing black to a Womens right protest
[margin note: texts from June 2022] – asks if they will be armed, says “probably” asked “why” says unknown FB organized event doesn’t know about members. Says he’s nervous about it, “as nervous as the first time I carry’d”
Text about getting first aid training
Random text where he says he’s putting phone in airplane mode
Text asking Wendy if she wants to go to EJBC [?] tonight (year 2022)
Text w the Morris/Hill 56th st address making plans to meet there in 2022. Says Song will be there as well.
Wendy refers to them as “sketchy antifa thugs ruining our country” probably sarcastic
when she asks how the night when Zach says he got separated from group and stayed in his car most of the time, “I feel like a coward”
→ Wendy referring to the group as Antifa is emphasized by Smith
Showing texts from 2021 mentioning range days in fall 2021 & winter 2021
Calendar events, not texts ^
calendar event for meditation by Bubbles (Song) in 2021. Doesn’t know context of meditation
Event about getting to join SRA

V (AM)

3-10-2026

Some jurors have cried. Some rolled eyes
at Judge overriding Defense objection

Govt Re-Direct – Antifa “expert”
Question about ANTI-FA exists? –
Read Indictment –
Defense Object – Overruled

Dec. 10, – Paragraph 4 – Antifa militant
enterprise … anarch or — ideology
overthrow govt … intimidation 2025
targets gov’t(?) feuling Law Enf & Ice
Antifa Campaign – to obstruct law, –
armed confrontation w/ Law enforcement.
Sept 22 – Section I – Exec Order – Antifa
as a terrorist threat, militant, calls
for overthrow of govt. Uses illegal means
to obstruct law.” Routine doxing. recruits
young Amer to participate — to coord
purpose of political violence.
An Exec Order is statement by
President + how he instructs to
Miss Kent, Song, Swanah, Inez,
Sikes,… — identified them as Antifa
Ex 174, pg 19 — Copy of “The Antifa Handbook”
Prof Mark Bray wrote book. Historical overview
of Antifa. Donates sales to international Antifa
Defense Fund. for Antifa members on trial

my question: “Why is US Govt against Antifa –
Are they FOR Facism?!”

security for Antifa, hide antifa members.
Exhibit 207 – website of Antifa defense
fund. Describes support of Prarieland
Defendants. Providing financial support.

Play 2 min clip. Antifa wrote
article calling Ice agents Gestapo.
They indicate they are setting up crowd
fund for (?]) PL Defendent Legal Defense.

Crowd funding website (receives small donations), common for Antifa to use. $76,407 has been
raised. Int’l Antifa did contribute
over $5k, “with love + solidarity.”
(?) Zine – Referenced Antifa International.
Exht 188 – Emma Goldman Book Club –
scrolled through to see what post, who
they interact with. Kinds of materials they
promote. Determine their ideology.
Emma Goldman twitter account.
[illegible] of posts – June 2025 –
advertising discussion of zine ?
Last post. Inez Soto, Liz Soto have
passwords for the account.
Most recent posts before account went
dark. They refer to “Enemies in Yellow” (Jun 30)
Finn’s Place connected to Emma
Goldman Bookclub.

Inez posted zine – yellow, images
zine for physically attacking Officers & helping comrades escape.
Post – Discussion setting up encampment
on college campuses (Israel & Palestine)
Cosistent w/ ideology to occupy space
Second Post – Burning Police Car, (Portland)
Third Post – Quoted each arrest is for…
uprising, resistance to Israel groups.
Fourth Post – Statement about occupation,
opposition to blindly following…
Fifth Post – “Zines going out” – seemingly published &
available at encampment.
Post – Link from Emma Goldman Bookclub
“We don’t need safety, we need to
escalate.”
Post – Picture of Burning Bldg, George Floyd
uprising.
Post – # of Zines + Stickers, indicate they
printed, Match found at Inez residence,
printer found, indicate accept donations.
Sticker on Savanah phone. Common for
Antifa to raise funds by selling stickers &
other products.
Post – Ref to Insurrectionist Anarchist
Emma Goldman – (?) sent IFAX(?)
funds to Emma G.

Post -reference
“I don’t Bash Back – I shoot first”
Post – More zines. Advertising discussion
of zines. Same found in Soto car.
Sharp said events held at Dallas Movement Center.
May 2023 Post Emma Goldman. Feeling nostalgic
today, links to Antifa. How to handle
“fac” in neighborhood.
Reform Antifa DFW. At Soto residence
had ? – appear to be passwords.

Defense object → Video from 2023. Judge agrees. Govt
says video shows kind of material Soto had in house. Judge asked jury to step out.
(?)
Judge – Expert can testify hearsay.

Judge – didn’t expect Govt to show new material. Going far away from cross.
Govt. – Defendants mocked Antifa Expert. (?)
Judge overruled – this is website from Scotus. Judge – Govt at disadvantage because having to go against 18 Def Attorneys

Resumes Video of Music with Lyrics “Killing”
Flags – Far Right NeoNazi, White Supremacist groups
Flag w/ Symbol anarchist.
Bashing Fac in Neighborhood. People w/ anarchist flags pushing people w/ White Suprem flags.
Exhibit 179 – Pgs 78 & 79 – Username & Password,
handle used across multiple accounts,
one at Soto residence. Used for Emma Goldman BC
they use nickname associated location.
DFW Antifa. Password for ? BC2witt,
assume for twitter DFW Antifa Twitter, reposted
to Emma Goldman BC.

Defense Cross –
Exec Order read, Released Sept 22 2025
(after July 4, 2025) – Indication to [illegible] new
policy of govt. US Attorney office part
of this, took direction re: ANTIFA –
Sikes did not identify as ANTIFA. Miss Kent said [?] Sikes. Witness does not say Sikes is lying. “Mr. Grey” left country,
Because of threats against his life? Expert doesn’t know.
Intl Antifa Defense Fund – have Defendants contributed? Don’t know.
Crowdfunding – Antifa contribution.

Presume Exec Order made public.
Defense – Responding to defendant being labeled antifa.
George Law (?) Attorney related to case –
Did money go to him?
Crowdfunding, open to family & friends.
Expert says antifa groups have responsibility to support other antifa members.

Defense Organizations ([illegible], etc.)
give money to Expert’s organization? No,
they don’t take money from them. Policy if
they do analysis that a company could
benefit, they don’t take funds from them.
Reference George Floyd Uprising – during uprising, 100 instances of counter protesters driving cars into crowds. Expert doesn’t know if number is that high. In Uprising video,
individuals wearing Black appears to be antifa,
also some wearing articles indicating Neo Nazis.
Does expert know who attacked first.

Appears Antifa driving those people out
Antifa appears to be 2 groups engaged
in conflict. appears Far right fleeing.

2nd Defense Atty – Presidential _ of Sept.
Prior to that time, antifa not identified as domestic terrorist. Not considered a threat

No Govt Agency prior to Exc Order Sept 2025.
identified antifa as a terrorist organization.
Expert has testified Antifa as terrorist.
He did not have anything to do w/ govt
Exc Order. – Re: Crowdfunding, Sanchez is represented by Public Defender. Liz [illegible], all represented by court appointed attorney. They do not take funds.
Evetts used his 401(k) to pay for defense.
Expert has no idea how defendants’ attorneys are paid.
Attorney: “People who think alike often support same
point of view”
Def Atty: Mr. Grey is descendant of Holocaust survivor
Author of Antifascist Handbook.

Tolbert redirect – Asked about No Kings Protest – (Grouping a lot of people together)
Judge didn’t allow. Searched Kent(?) apartment,
only a map taken. No materials, no antifa
memorabilia(?), pamphlets, recovered. … If we
did a search on line, a plethora of sites reference
Emma Goldman Bookclub. Expert – Specific
accounts used handle DFWAFC(?) –
Attorney → 19,100 members of Emma Goldman Bookclub
who had Admin ability to post? Expert →
No. (After he refers Soto Notebook)

Antifa Handbook – doesn’t know where it was found. He was explaining history of antifa. But no information tying the
handbook to any defendant.

Testimony about Kent – asked her if antifa is a tangible organization. Her answer was it is a political idea.

In Govt exhibit 188 – Emma Gold Bookclub –
description – Anti Capitalist Bookclub? Yes.

Govt Witness – Justin Kelleas(?) FBI Agent, Ftwork
Investigation of PrairieLand. Zach Evetts –
Apple ID – Evidence removed from icloud.
Exh 174 – Photos – Google shots of PrairieLand, & residents
area near PL, Screenshot
Exh 176 pgs 1-24 – Messages
Bylaws SRA, community defense, highlighted on image
“Advocates necessary to be armed for defense” – “_ hardships of capitalism” – “Inherent right to defend oneself”
Pg 6 of Exh. Equipment to be packed & utilized.
Black shirts, cover face – Gear Basics #2, shades,
black gloves, etc. Gear Basics #3, Keep bag
organized & keep close. Poor organization lead to arrest

Plate carriers – balistic protection,
around 3 rating.
Continued to talk about screenshots of info from
re: Equipment, Tactics, etc., after the action.

Message sent from Zach E to wife. Photo –
can’t identify people – dressed all in Black –
Zach sent to wife.
Screenshot EJBC – Emma Goldman Book Club –
Screenshot Antifa Handbook
Message on Evetts phone – Nov ’21 – texting wife
Wendy. Denton Pub lib cancel, moved to brewery
hosting, transphobic assholes protesting –
So, some of us are going to show up to fuck w/ them.
Wendy – don’t get killed, are you going armed?
Some from SRA armed. “JB” …,
Evetts message – ANTI TRANS Rhetoric(?) –
John Brown is going.
lot of SRA Bubble, JBC. Im going to Dallas tomorrow. – Bubble is Benjamin Song
May 22 – Wendy: Y’all don’t look like a bunch
of scary men in Black? Wendy asks:
Armed ?- Evetts responds probably
Wendy: “How come?” He responds – “Bubble is talking about having rifles out”

June 22
Wendy: How are you feeling
Evetts – Nervous. Nervous like the first time I carried.

Evetts – attending a protest the following
evening(?). He & Matt just finished a course
in _

Wendy – are you going armed
Evett – yes

Year 2022
Evetts: Want to do the Emma Goldman Bookclub?

July 23, 2022
Evett [?] – Asks if Wendy can get plates for someone.
NICKNAMES: July 23 –
Maybe change of plans – get to ?, Song,
Bubbles
can talk to _. Gives address in North Dallas,
(Morris & Hill address)
2022 Sends message – w/pic Wendy “Antifa Thugs”

Wendy: How did shady antifa shit go?
Ew: Got separated. Stayed in car. Feel like coward.
message to Evetts. Link to ?.
Evetts – in response to political message _

As a leftist in Texas, Buy a gun & learn
how to use it.
Dec 21,2021 JBC – Jon Brown

on calendar

JBCG – Dec 18
JB PC – Armadillo Shild(?), Nov 20, 2021
Reach out w/ Signal Oct 13, 2021 – SIGNAL
Messages continue through 2025
SRA Range – Oct 21, 2021
Talk to JBP & Bubble about Mediation Nov 1, 2021
Vetting Dec 18, 2021 (vetting to join SRA)
Wendy Vetting Oct 24, 2021

SO (AM)

Witness: Shieeler
Govt redirect: Indictment description of Antifa
Objective in Exec order written after indictment.
Overruled. (before prosecution even gave response)
Dec 10 exec order
Dec indictment
Definitions read into record
Witness did not write exec order.
Song. Sotos, Butler, Ruede ID’d by witness as Antifa.
Re source of witness’ knowledge and data – open source
Ex 174 p 19 ? – paper written by professor re Antifa.
‘Antifa’ = The ‘Antifascist Handbook’ is a book.
Ex 207 – video of website – example of open source data used by witness
International Antifa Defence Fund (supports Antifa)
Ex 207 admitted. IADF, in clip, describes what happened at Praireland – called ICE gestapo and setup fundin page for legal defense. This is crowdfunding – small dollar donations. IADF contributed $5050 go defendents.
Ex 188. EGBC website
Attempt to refute defense argument re need for statistical data.
EGBC post – govt 188
Objection: 901 & 403
Overruled. 188 admitted.
EGBC posts before account went dormant: Zine ‘Our? In Yellow’
– Post images from de-arrest zine
– Discussion on encampments in college campuses
– Burning police car – RAchel Corey Ghost Brigade set fire to police car in Portland
– Statement about occupation – dont’ blindly follow organizers
– Zines going out (indicating they were published & available
– Poster ‘We don’t need safety. We need to escalate.’
– George Floyd related picture
– Zines & stickers seem to indicate that EGBC printed note that they accept donations
– References to 2023 death of anarchist
– EGBC says IFAC sent IFACs
– More zines
– Advertising discussion of ‘I Don’t Bash Back, I Shoot First’
– Dallas Movement Center 5/18/23 Feeling Nostalgic Today, Enjoy the Thread links to video
– Def. Renews objection with regards to material.
– Jury asked to step out
– Pros. responds that there is info in website related to Antifa. and that defense opened the door by quesioning the expert
– Judge said we are going a long way over the cross
– judge overruled
– Defense adds. No evidence as to who administrated website.
– Judge says admissable ‘I think you are a great attorney.’ ‘Govt is at a disadvantage going against 18 attorneys.
– Judge returns
– Objection duly noted & overruled. EGBC video continues
– Flags flying in clip – red & black flags & perhaps people fighting far right
– Person in black block using anarcho-communist flag to hit far right
– Ex 79 P78 & 79 username & password info taken from Soto’s residence
– DFW Antifa
– Login pasword for twitter (now X) Video was for DFW Twitter handle
1st Cross: Exec order released 9-22-25 White House had expressed opinion re Antifa. Kent ID Sykes as Antifa. Sykes said he was not Antifa.
Gary left contry.
IADF not created by defendants.
Give send Go awarded $5050 to Fund
Executive order was public knowledge and Antifa trial known to public – no evidence that defendents were related to IADF
Center for Security Policy
Pr Object
D – goes to Bias
Judge – Have you taken money from companies who benefit from your recommendations? Denied that they do now.
D – a number of large co’s (Lockheed Martin) have donated to Center
Who is in video – Antifa and neo-Nazi (assumed) – does not know anything about circumstances (who was aggressor)
2nd cross – re presidential exec order. Prior to exec order: no
Re witness has been involved in working with govt
Witness was shown indictment and made suggestions
Sauchez, the Sotos, Morris are all represented by court-appointed attorneys. Witness has no knowledge of this.
Everts used his 401(k) to defend himself. W does not know how defendents are paid
W does not know who watched the video or agreed with content
Objection – argumentative re: do we blame people for actions of others
Judge: move on. ‘I’ve given a lot of leeway.’

Mark Rey witness not aware that Rey was Holocaust survivor. Symbol for Iron Front was oppose to authoritarianism.
Judge – please wrap this up.
Cross Tolbert – question re: no Kings
Judge: ‘tell me how this relates.’ ‘I think you are very far afield of redirect.’
Nothing taken from Savanna’s apt other than a map
W testified that Kent named Savanna as Antifa
J: ‘Try to wrap it up”
you got your info from online search
GOvt 188 – twitter acct – 19.1 thousand member s in EGBC.
Do you know who is admin for that acct? No
Re: Antifa handbook
Judge – stricken/arguementative. (‘You know better.’)
Didn’t know where book was found. No info that tied to handbook to defendents
Judge: beyond the scope
Re: Susan Kent’s mention
Do you recall that Kent said Antifa is an idea.
Judge: ‘Ask your question.’
EGBC – describes itself as an anti-capitalism book club
Cross – Ex order comes from legislative branch as opposed to
Judge – not supported by evidence re – ‘handcrafting’ definition of def.
Judge – ‘Every question that could be asked has.’ Msy this witness be excused?’
Breaks

Pros: Justin Killian – spec agent w/ FBI – Ft. Worth – joint terrorism task force
Received records from Zachery Ereets apple device info is icloud
Ex 174 & 176 created by W from info he received
174 was photos
176 were messages
174 & 176 admitted.. 176 PT-24 admitted (obj to p 25)
– pictures of PLDC
– screenshot of SRA – post with highlighted areas highlights read into record (basically anti-capitalism)
– discussion of gear basics -shades, gloves, black clothing,, keeping bag with you. ‘Ive seen post organization lead to arrests.’ Knee and elbow pads. Info re: armour.
– W reviewed armour – ballistic protection 1-4. 3&4 highest rating. Gear seized was main 3 rated
– Gear tech – lasers, strobe lights & walkie talkies
– Phones stay home
– stay in groups
– Black Block – everyone should use (Black Block is like too – makes you anonymous)
– Dont’ talk to cops – we can & will organzie jail support
– tactic – stay mobile
– shield wall
– Promoting a riot
– After action ‘Shut the fuck up’ Dont’ have or take pics
– Deblocking – change clothes fast to appear in normal clothing after action
– Check on comrades, organize jail support, phones in microwave, burn chats (delete chats)
– Never go alone
– ‘This week I’ll be reviewing go kits for anti-fascists
– Zachary Evetts sent pic of black block attire to his wife
– EFJBGC Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club Ex 176 p1
– Nov 2021 – messages from Evett to Wendy – one was cancelled transphobic assholes are going to mess with us. concealed pistols will be brought – not taken out unless someone messes with them
– Focused on anti-trans rhetoric
– 4/24/22 range day with SRA & JBGC & Bubble (Benjamin Song)
– 5/22 ?
TECHNICAL PROBLEM. SCREEN FROZEN @ 11:15 – up a@ 11:26
Cross? 9/18/21 re vetting Vetting to join SRA (Not sure – re: who asked system down
10/24/21
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Table of Contents

Section 1: Summary

Header

Excerpt

Key Takeaways

Narrative Summary

Morning Session: Kyle Shideler (Redirect and Re-Cross) and FBI Agent Justin Killian

Kyle Shideler — Prosecution’s “Antifa Expert” (Redirect)

Kyle Shideler — Re-Cross Examination

FBI Special Agent Justin Killian — Zachary Evetts’ iCloud

Afternoon Session: Agent Killian (Cross-Examination), Agent Clark

FBI Agent Killian — Cross-Examination

FBI Special Agent Clark — Firearms, Chats, Phone Extractions

Cross-Examination of Agent Clark

Post-Close Proceedings

Incidents and Atmosphere

Section 2: Full Notes

AC (AM)

BM (AM)

BM (PM)

AM (AM)

EW (AM)

HQ (AM)

RM (AM)

V (AM)

SO (AM)

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