We are outraged and heartbroken that the government’s manufactured search for a nonexistent North Texas “antifa cell” has ensnared a 19th person. Lucy’s January 5 arrest further demonstrates the state is hellbent on cobbling together an Antifa bogeyman narrative out of the mundane. Her criminal complaint, indicates that her charges of hindering the prosecution of terrorism are based on explaining how to delete messages in Signal and having calls with other defendants.
Prior to her arrest, federal agents repeatedly approached Lucy pressuring her to cooperate and provide information against the Prairieland defendants. Following her arrest, she continues to face immense pressure from the state, making it critical to give her ample love and support so she can remain strong while detained.
Knowing the state’s allegations only deepens our certainty that they aim to quash dissent and resistance organizing. The government is out to make an example of our comrades, using conspiratorial yarn to tie defendants, no matter how disparately, to each other to produce what they want to sell: an “antifa cell”. They want to make people scared to protest, scared to resist ICE terrorism, scared to fight fascism. That’s why the charges are so horrific.
The government is scrambling to legitimize their campaign of harassment against the protesters and their friends, because they know these charges of terrorism won’t hold up in court. The prosecution is using a charge so vague that it could either be a misdemeanor or a felony, as a way to bully Lucy into helping them shore up their shoddy cases against other Prairieland defendants. She remains strong in her convictions, and is ready to fight this out in court.
As we work day and night to get her a competent lawyer, we ask that you please share about Lucy’s arrest and the circumstances around it. And please support the defendants who are facing upcoming federal and state trials starting February 17 (9 defendants) and April 20 (Dario Sanchez).
Complaint: 980161192-Lucy-Fowlkes-Criminal-Complaint