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ALVARADO, Texas<\/strong> – <\/span>Six women charged for their roles in the shooting of an Alvarado police officer faced a federal judge on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n The officer was responding to a vandalism call at the ICE detention center when federal prosecutors said he was ambushed. Thankfully, he survived.<\/p>\n <!–><\/p>\n –> <!–><\/p>\n –><\/p>\n What’s new:<\/p>\n <!–><\/p>\n On Monday, six women were arraigned on charges connected to the ambush-style shooting of an Alvardo police officer at the Prairieland Detention Center on July 4.<\/p>\n –><\/p>\n They include Savanna Batten, Joy Gibson, Maricela Rueda, Elizabeth Soto, Lynette Sharp, and Rebecca Morgan.<\/p>\n <!–><\/p>\n The backstory:<\/p>\n –><\/p>\n In all, at least 16 people have been charged in the case.<\/p>\n <!–><\/p>\n According to the federal complaint, several of the defendants were dressed in black, military-style clothing.<\/p>\n –><\/p>\n The complaint states that the protestors began shooting fireworks at the detention center. Two people broke off from the main group and began to spray graffiti on vehicles and a guard structure.<\/p>\n <!–><\/p>\n Officials believe it was all a ploy to draw ICE detention officers out of the building. Instead, the correctional officers called 911 to report the vandalism.<\/p>\n –> <!–><\/p>\n When the Alvarado police officer arrived, a defendant positioned in the woods shot the officer in the neck. Another assailant across the street fired 20 to 30 rounds at unarmed correctional officers.<\/p>\n –><\/p>\n Investigators found AR-style rifles at the scene, two-way radios, and a total of 12 sets of body armor after searching the scene and the defendants’ cars.<\/p>\n <!–><\/p>\n The complaint said the shooters ran away, but law enforcement officers stopped them.<\/p>\n –><\/p>\n One attacker had cellphones inside a type of bag that blocks cellphone signals.<\/p>\n <!–><\/p>\n The complaint called the attack a conspiracy.<\/p>\n –> <!–><\/p>\n What they’re saying:<\/p>\n –><\/p>\n The six defendants\u2019 supporters strongly dispute the conspiracy claim.\u00a0<\/p>\n <!–><\/p>\n They argue the women were there to attend what they thought would be a peaceful protest.<\/p>\n –><\/p>\n They did not want to make any official statements after Monday\u2019s arraignment but questioned why the hearings were taking place 11 weeks after the arrests.<\/p>\n <!–><\/p>\n The court-appointed attorney for the women also did not want to make any statements yet on what happened.<\/p>\n –><\/p>\n The attorney said the time was not unusual, given that both state and federal agencies are involved.<\/p>\n <!–><\/p>\n What’s next:<\/p>\n –><\/p>\n Additional defendants will be arraigned on Tuesday.<\/p>\n <!–><\/p>\n The Source:<\/b> FOX 4’s Lori Brown attended Monday’s court hearing to gather details for this story.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n –> <\/p>\nAlvarado ICE Detention Center Ambush<\/h2>\n
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