An Antifa suspect in this summer’s Alvarado ICE ambush posted bail only to be arrested again for hindering the prosecution of terrorism.

Militants in black body armor allegedly surrounded the ICE Prairieland Detention Facility in Alvarado, south of Fort Worth, on July 4, 2025, as The Dallas Express reported at the time. A gunman fired at ICE officers, striking an Alvarado police officer in the neck.

Authorities arrested Dario Emmanuel Sanchez on July 15 – the same day they captured alleged shooter Benjamin Song, who was running from the FBI. Additionally, Rebecca Morgan was busted that same day for reportedly hiding Song.

Sanchez was initially charged with tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, according to independent journalist Andy Ngo. Sanchez’s $5 million bond was reduced to $1 million prior to his posting bail.

Authorities re-arrested Sanchez on September 22 for hindering the prosecution of terrorism.

“Did he go home and destroy evidence while out on bond?” Ngo posted on X.

Sanchez is now in the Johnson County Jail, according to jail records, where he is facing charges for tampering with or fabricating physical evidence and hindering the prosecution of terrorism.

The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas initially charged 11 suspects in the ICE ambush, then charged several more in the following days, as The Dallas Express previously reported. At least two of the alleged militants were “transgender.” According to Ngo, officials charged a total of 17 suspects.

Each of the suspects was held in the Johnson County Jail on bonds worth millions of dollars. Song initially faced a $15 million bond. Six of the defendants moved to a jail in Wichita Falls after appearing in federal court on September 22.

A sniper targeted an ICE facility in Dallas on September 24, shooting three detainees in a van – one of whom died – before turning the gun on himself, as The Dallas Express reported at the time. The FBI said “anti-ICE” messages marked bullet rounds near the shooter.

Homegrown Extremism

While searching for Song, authorities busted a home in Dallas. While they missed the fugitive, they found guns, socialist propaganda, and multiple members of Antifa – at least one of whom started identifying as “transgender.” 

Song admitted a disdain for President Donald Trump, which helped motivate the ambush on ICE near Fort Worth. Song had a long history with radical groups across the Dallas-Fort Worth area. 

Song reportedly began developing anti-capitalist beliefs in college. Song studied at the University of Texas-Austin from 2011 to 2012, then transferred to UT-Arlington from 2013 to 2015. These schools led him to begin “souring on free-market capitalism.” 

Song was a member of the Marine Corps Reserves from 2011 to 2016, reaching the rank of lance corporal prior to leaving in 2016 with an “other than honorable” discharge.

Song was arrested for “aggravated assault” at a riot in Austin in 2020. He eventually got in touch with an “online network of leftist activists” on apps like Signals and Discord, where he went by “Bubbles” and “Champagne.” 

Song became a member of the violent Antifa group Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club. He faced a lawsuit for “battery, assault, stalking, and conspiracy” after a confrontation at a 2023 drag show, as The Dallas Express reported at the time. 

Song was also reportedly a member of the Socialist Rifle Association. A “transgender” suspect, accused of shooting and bombing a Tesla facility, was part of this same group. 

Song reportedly began training Antifa members in firearms and combat at his mother’s Taekwondo studio in Arlington. Ngo reported a video from 2022, where Song instructed radicals in combat and firearms.