Overview

• Three separate D.C. grand juries declined to indict Sidney Lori Reid on a felony, an uncommon outcome in federal cases.
• Within the 30-day statutory window, prosecutors filed an Information charging a misdemeanor under 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1).
• Prosecutors allege Reid interfered with federal agents during a July detainee transfer outside the D.C. jail and pushed an FBI agent’s arm.
• Reid’s attorneys said the grand-jury rejections vindicate their client and stated they intend to try the misdemeanor before a jury.
• Critics labeled the failed felony push an embarrassment for U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, noting indictments typically require only probable cause and that the original charge carried up to eight years.