Overview

• Federal public defenders disclosed in a Monday filing that jurors returned no probable cause to indict Nathalie Rose Jones on charges tied to alleged threats against the president.
• Jones was arrested Aug. 16 after prosecutors said she posted explicit death threats on social media and told Secret Service agents she would use a bladed object to kill the president.
• Chief Judge James Boasberg on Aug. 27 reversed a prior detention order and released Jones to home detention with GPS monitoring and a requirement to see a psychiatrist.
• The defense is asking the court to relax release conditions in light of the grand jury’s decision, while prosecutors have not said whether they will seek a new indictment or pursue other charges.
• The decision follows several recent refusals by Washington grand juries to indict in cases brought during the administration’s enforcement surge, including assaults on federal officers.