2 alleged accomplices arrested for aiding fugitive accused of shooting at ICE Agents in Texas

Federal authorities have charged two individuals who have been accused of helping at-large Antifa gunman, Benjamin Hanil Song, escape following the July 4 ambush shooting attack at the ICE Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas.

John Phillip Thomas and Lynette Read Sharp were taken into custody on charges including alleged accessory after the fact, according to court documents. Both defendants were involved in Signal Chats, where the pair allegedly mapped out nearby police departments, Acting US Attorney Nancy Larson told Fox News.


John Phillip Thomas, left, and Lynette Read Sharp, right


Song, 32, is wanted for his alleged involvement in an organized attack on ICE officials carried out by a North Texas Antifa terror cell. 10 heavily armed co-accomplices have been arrested on attempted murder charges in connection with the Fourth of July attack, while 14 individuals have been apprehended in total thus far.


Benjamin Hanil Song is wanted by the FBI


Federal authorities executed a search warrant at Thomas' home in Dallas four days after the ambush. Court documents state that Thomas initially denied knowing Song, but then admitted that the pair had been friends since 2022 and previously lived together from September 2024 to June 2025.
 

During an interview, Thomas allegedly admitted to investigators that he transported Song to a separate home in the area after the shooting. Thomas, who claimed he was not present during the ambush shooting, allegedly told officials that he had met with three individuals on the day after the attack, which involved discussions on how to help Song flee the area, according to court documents.

Federal prosecutors said that officers recovered a loaded 30-round AR-15 magazine and a July 6 Walmart receipt for clothing from Thomas's vehicle following a search. Thomas allegedly told authorities that he had purchased the clothing for Song.

Additionally, Thomas was a member of two separate Signal Chat groups that included Song. Thomas reportedly removed Song from one of the chats the day after the shooting, according to court documents.


Members of the North Texas Antifa terror cell who have been apprehended in connection with the ambush shooting

 

Sharp, who was also a member of the Signal Chats, has been accused of offering to monitor the chat for the group while they carried out the attack on police officers at the Prairieland Detention Center. Court documents allege that Sharp also used the online chat to help arrange transport for Song. 

The FBI is offering a $25,000 reward for the whereabouts of Song and/or any information that may lead to his arrest.

Song is wanted on attempted murder charges. Authorities consider him to be armed and dangerous and believe Song purchased four of the firearms connected to the attack.