US EditionCharges dropped against Lakeview comedy club manager accused of assaulting federal agents
Charges against Nathan Griffin were dropped amid multiple dismissals linked to Operation Midway Blitz, criticized for hasty prosecutions by the U.S. attorney's office.
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Prosecutors Drop Charge Against Laugh Factory Manager Arrested During Lakeview Immigration Sweep
LAKEVIEW — The federal criminal case against Laugh Factory manager Nathan Griffin has been dropped, ending a five-week legal saga that began when Border Patrol agents violently detained him during a chaotic enforcement sweep in Lakeview in October. Federal prosecutors filed a motion Wednesday asking a judge to dismiss the complaint against Griffin without prejudice, according to court records. The request does not explain the government’s reason…
Charges dropped against Lakeview comedy club manager accused of assaulting federal agents
Federal prosecutors moved Wednesday to drop charges against a comedy club manager accused of shutting a car door on a federal immigration agent’s leg in the Lakeview neighborhood, the latest in a string of dismissals in high-profile cases that resulted from the Trump administration’s so-called Operation Midway Blitz. Nathan Griffin, 24, was charged in late October with assaulting, impeding or interfering with a federal officer during one of many…
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