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The man federal agents accused of giving Greg Bovino a groin injury that the Border Patrol commander reportedly needed two weeks to recover from will no longer face charges after prosecutors decided Monday to drop charges against him.
Footage of the alleged altercation did not support the assault allegation, according to court reports. Bovino himself was not wearing a bodycam that day. “Without video of the actual physical exchange…there is only evidence of Bovino’s hearsay statement,” Magistrate Judge Heather K. McShain reportedly said.
McShain later declined to find probable cause for assaulting a federal agent, removing that allegation from the charge while allowing the rest of the government’s case to proceed.
The motion to dismiss comes as prosecutors continue to file “obstruction” charges against protesters across the country. In Chicago, federal prosecutors last week brought a conspiracy charge under the law against Kat Abughazaleh, a social media-savvy candidate in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 9th District, following an incident in which she and several others allegedly blocked a car. In Los Angeles, prosecutors are pursuing the same charge against Carlos Jimenez, a man who was shot in the back by a deportation officer last week after Jimenez backed his car toward the officers. Federal law enforcement said they believed Jimenez was “rapidly accelerating” and posed a threat. Jimenez’s lawyers said he tried to leave the area after telling ICE agents in the car that children were gathering near a bus stop and that an agent threatened him with chemical spray and pointed a gun at him before he tried to run away.
Bovino has become a flashpoint in Operation Midway Blitz, the administration’s escalation in Chicago, orchestrating spectacular stunts like a raid on a South Side apartment complex last month that involved Black Hawk helicopters. Most recently, Bovino made a series of bizarre tactical gestures as he left a court hearing last week while surrounded by press.
Footage of the alleged altercation did not support the assault allegation, according to court reports. Bovino himself was not wearing a bodycam that day. “Without video of the actual physical exchange…there is only evidence of Bovino’s hearsay statement,” Magistrate Judge Heather K. McShain reportedly said.
McShain later declined to find probable cause for assaulting a federal agent, removing that allegation from the charge while allowing the rest of the government’s case to proceed.
The motion to dismiss comes as prosecutors continue to file “obstruction” charges against protesters across the country. In Chicago, federal prosecutors last week brought a conspiracy charge under the law against Kat Abughazaleh, a social media-savvy candidate in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 9th District, following an incident in which she and several others allegedly blocked a car. In Los Angeles, prosecutors are pursuing the same charge against Carlos Jimenez, a man who was shot in the back by a deportation officer last week after Jimenez backed his car toward the officers. Federal law enforcement said they believed Jimenez was “rapidly accelerating” and posed a threat. Jimenez’s lawyers said he tried to leave the area after telling ICE agents in the car that children were gathering near a bus stop and that an agent threatened him with chemical spray and pointed a gun at him before he tried to run away.
Sheridan’s case is unique in that it involves one of the most prominent promoters of the Trump administration’s mass deportations, CBP Commander Greg Bovino. An affidavit accused Sheridan of getting into a scuffle with a CBP agent. According to a report from a court hearing last month, the head of Homeland Security Investigations identified that agent as Bovino; the CBP commander then took a two-week leave from the Chicago operation due to a groin injury he suffered, according to the investigator, during the incident.
Bovino has become a flashpoint in Operation Midway Blitz, the administration’s escalation in Chicago, orchestrating spectacular stunts like a raid on a South Side apartment complex last month that involved Black Hawk helicopters. Most recently, Bovino made a series of bizarre tactical gestures as he left a court hearing last week while surrounded by press.
Footage of the alleged altercation did not support the assault allegation, according to court reports. Bovino himself was not wearing a bodycam that day. “Without video of the actual physical exchange…there is only evidence of Bovino’s hearsay statement,” Magistrate Judge Heather K. McShain reportedly said.
McShain later declined to find probable cause for assaulting a federal agent, removing that allegation from the charge while allowing the rest of the government’s case to proceed.
The motion to dismiss comes as prosecutors continue to file “obstruction” charges against protesters across the country. In Chicago, federal prosecutors last week brought a conspiracy charge under the law against Kat Abughazaleh, a social media-savvy candidate in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 9th District, following an incident in which she and several others allegedly blocked a car. In Los Angeles, prosecutors are pursuing the same charge against Carlos Jimenez, a man who was shot in the back by a deportation officer last week after Jimenez backed his car toward the officers. Federal law enforcement said they believed Jimenez was “rapidly accelerating” and posed a threat. Jimenez’s lawyers said he tried to leave the area after telling ICE agents in the car that children were gathering near a bus stop and that an agent threatened him with chemical spray and pointed a gun at him before he tried to run away.
Monday’s motion to dismiss is the latest example of prosecutors’ hesitation in their efforts to pursue federal agent interference charges against people protesting increased Border Patrol and ICE operations in Chicago. In several of those cases, TPM reported, judges expressed surprise after noting that the video footage did not support the allegations presented in the federal agents’ affidavits.
Sheridan’s case is unique in that it involves one of the most prominent promoters of the Trump administration’s mass deportations, CBP Commander Greg Bovino. An affidavit accused Sheridan of getting into a scuffle with a CBP agent. According to a report from a court hearing last month, the head of Homeland Security Investigations identified that agent as Bovino; the CBP commander then took a two-week leave from the Chicago operation due to a groin injury he suffered, according to the investigator, during the incident.
Bovino has become a flashpoint in Operation Midway Blitz, the administration’s escalation in Chicago, orchestrating spectacular stunts like a raid on a South Side apartment complex last month that involved Black Hawk helicopters. Most recently, Bovino made a series of bizarre tactical gestures as he left a court hearing last week while surrounded by press.
Footage of the alleged altercation did not support the assault allegation, according to court reports. Bovino himself was not wearing a bodycam that day. “Without video of the actual physical exchange…there is only evidence of Bovino’s hearsay statement,” Magistrate Judge Heather K. McShain reportedly said.
McShain later declined to find probable cause for assaulting a federal agent, removing that allegation from the charge while allowing the rest of the government’s case to proceed.
The motion to dismiss comes as prosecutors continue to file “obstruction” charges against protesters across the country. In Chicago, federal prosecutors last week brought a conspiracy charge under the law against Kat Abughazaleh, a social media-savvy candidate in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 9th District, following an incident in which she and several others allegedly blocked a car. In Los Angeles, prosecutors are pursuing the same charge against Carlos Jimenez, a man who was shot in the back by a deportation officer last week after Jimenez backed his car toward the officers. Federal law enforcement said they believed Jimenez was “rapidly accelerating” and posed a threat. Jimenez’s lawyers said he tried to leave the area after telling ICE agents in the car that children were gathering near a bus stop and that an agent threatened him with chemical spray and pointed a gun at him before he tried to run away.
A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not immediately respond to TPM’s request for comment on the reasons for the firing. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson referred TPM to the DOJ. Sheridan’s attorney declined to comment.
Monday’s motion to dismiss is the latest example of prosecutors’ hesitation in their efforts to pursue federal agent interference charges against people protesting increased Border Patrol and ICE operations in Chicago. In several of those cases, TPM reported, judges expressed surprise after noting that the video footage did not support the allegations presented in the federal agents’ affidavits.
Sheridan’s case is unique in that it involves one of the most prominent promoters of the Trump administration’s mass deportations, CBP Commander Greg Bovino. An affidavit accused Sheridan of getting into a scuffle with a CBP agent. According to a report from a court hearing last month, the head of Homeland Security Investigations identified that agent as Bovino; the CBP commander then took a two-week leave from the Chicago operation due to a groin injury he suffered, according to the investigator, during the incident.
Bovino has become a flashpoint in Operation Midway Blitz, the administration’s escalation in Chicago, orchestrating spectacular stunts like a raid on a South Side apartment complex last month that involved Black Hawk helicopters. Most recently, Bovino made a series of bizarre tactical gestures as he left a court hearing last week while surrounded by press.
Footage of the alleged altercation did not support the assault allegation, according to court reports. Bovino himself was not wearing a bodycam that day. “Without video of the actual physical exchange…there is only evidence of Bovino’s hearsay statement,” Magistrate Judge Heather K. McShain reportedly said.
McShain later declined to find probable cause for assaulting a federal agent, removing that allegation from the charge while allowing the rest of the government’s case to proceed.
The motion to dismiss comes as prosecutors continue to file “obstruction” charges against protesters across the country. In Chicago, federal prosecutors last week brought a conspiracy charge under the law against Kat Abughazaleh, a social media-savvy candidate in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 9th District, following an incident in which she and several others allegedly blocked a car. In Los Angeles, prosecutors are pursuing the same charge against Carlos Jimenez, a man who was shot in the back by a deportation officer last week after Jimenez backed his car toward the officers. Federal law enforcement said they believed Jimenez was “rapidly accelerating” and posed a threat. Jimenez’s lawyers said he tried to leave the area after telling ICE agents in the car that children were gathering near a bus stop and that an agent threatened him with chemical spray and pointed a gun at him before he tried to run away.
Pursuant to a motion to dismiss the complaint, federal prosecutors will no longer pursue charges of obstructing a federal officer. Cole Sheridan, the protester, was initially charged with assaulting and obstructing a federal officer during an Oct. 3 protest during which a Homeland Security Investigations agent accused the man of shoving Bovino. Prosecutors could still bring charges against Sheridan in another form.
A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not immediately respond to TPM’s request for comment on the reasons for the firing. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson referred TPM to the DOJ. Sheridan’s attorney declined to comment.
Monday’s motion to dismiss is the latest example of prosecutors’ hesitation in their efforts to pursue federal agent interference charges against people protesting increased Border Patrol and ICE operations in Chicago. In several of those cases, TPM reported, judges expressed surprise after noting that the video footage did not support the allegations presented in the federal agents’ affidavits.
Sheridan’s case is unique in that it involves one of the most prominent promoters of the Trump administration’s mass deportations, CBP Commander Greg Bovino. An affidavit accused Sheridan of getting into a scuffle with a CBP agent. According to a report from a court hearing last month, the head of Homeland Security Investigations identified that agent as Bovino; the CBP commander then took a two-week leave from the Chicago operation due to a groin injury he suffered, according to the investigator, during the incident.
Bovino has become a flashpoint in Operation Midway Blitz, the administration’s escalation in Chicago, orchestrating spectacular stunts like a raid on a South Side apartment complex last month that involved Black Hawk helicopters. Most recently, Bovino made a series of bizarre tactical gestures as he left a court hearing last week while surrounded by press.
Footage of the alleged altercation did not support the assault allegation, according to court reports. Bovino himself was not wearing a bodycam that day. “Without video of the actual physical exchange…there is only evidence of Bovino’s hearsay statement,” Magistrate Judge Heather K. McShain reportedly said.
McShain later declined to find probable cause for assaulting a federal agent, removing that allegation from the charge while allowing the rest of the government’s case to proceed.
The motion to dismiss comes as prosecutors continue to file “obstruction” charges against protesters across the country. In Chicago, federal prosecutors last week brought a conspiracy charge under the law against Kat Abughazaleh, a social media-savvy candidate in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 9th District, following an incident in which she and several others allegedly blocked a car. In Los Angeles, prosecutors are pursuing the same charge against Carlos Jimenez, a man who was shot in the back by a deportation officer last week after Jimenez backed his car toward the officers. Federal law enforcement said they believed Jimenez was “rapidly accelerating” and posed a threat. Jimenez’s lawyers said he tried to leave the area after telling ICE agents in the car that children were gathering near a bus stop and that an agent threatened him with chemical spray and pointed a gun at him before he tried to run away.
