Overview

• The U.S. Attorney's Office moved to dismiss the case against Torez Riley after reviewing body-camera footage and said dismissal serves the interests of justice.
• U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui said the stop and search were the most illegal he has seen and declared that lawlessness cannot come from the government.
• Officers trailed Riley into a Union Market Trader Joe’s, patted his satchel, found two firearms, and charged him with unlawful possession before he spent a week in jail.
• Faruqui warned of racial profiling, told Riley police were targeting people who look like him, and, as reported, apologized to him on the government’s behalf.
• The clash comes during President Trump’s federalized policing push in Washington, with officials reporting more than 1,000 arrests and 115 seized guns as judges move to suppress evidence in other searches.