Overview
- U.S. Magistrate Judge Keri Holleb Hotaling dismissed the case without prejudice after prosecutors revealed the grand jury’s refusal to indict.
- Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Snell told the court the government has no intention of refiling charges against Nathan Griffin.
- Griffin had been accused of closing a car door on a Border Patrol agent’s leg during an October encounter near Belmont and Broadway, with the agent reporting minor scrapes.
- Video posted by the Laugh Factory shows agents wrestling Griffin to the ground as bystanders protested his arrest.
- Chicago outlets report at least three grand-jury refusals and more than a dozen dismissals tied to Operation Midway Blitz, with no convictions so far.