DALLAS, TX – The weeklong manhunt for Benjamin Hanil Song, an alleged participant in a July 4th ambush at the Prairieland Detention Center, has concluded with his arrest by FBI agents in Dallas. This marks the fourteenth arrest in the ongoing investigation, announced Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Nancy E. Larson.
Song, a 42-year-old former United States Marine Corps reservist, has been federally charged with three counts of attempted murder of federal agents and three counts of discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence.
Details of the Alleged Attack
According to court documents, Song and ten other individuals allegedly launched an organized attack on officers at the Prairieland Detention Center just after 10:30 p.m. on Friday, July 4. The group, reportedly dressed in black military-style clothing, began by firing fireworks towards the facility and spraying graffiti on vehicles and a guard structure in the parking lot. These actions were allegedly designed to lure correctional officers outside.
After correctional officers called 911 to report suspicious activity, an Alvarado police officer responded. Upon exiting his vehicle, the officer was shot in the neck by a defendant positioned in nearby woods. Another alleged assailant from across the street reportedly fired 20 to 30 rounds at unarmed correctional officers who had stepped outside the facility.
Fourteen Arrests Made
Ten others were charged with the same offenses as Song in a July 7th complaint: Cameron Arnold, Savanna Batten, Nathan Baumann, Zachary Evetts, Joy Gibson, Bradford Morris, Maricela Rueda, Seth Sikes, Elizabeth Soto, and Ines Soto…