Jury finds Chicago man not guilty of circulating $10K bounty on life of top Border Patrol leader

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Another case highlighting the constant lying by DHS and ICE.

Jury finds Chicago man not guilty of circulating $10K bounty on life of top Border Patrol leader

A jury has found a man not guilty of offering a $10,000 bounty over Snapchat for the murder of a top Border Patrol commander who led an immigration crackdown in the Chicago area last year.

apnews.com

A man accused of offering a $10,000 bounty over Snapchat for the life of a top Border Patrol leader was found not guilty on Thursday in the first criminal trial stemming from the Chicago-area immigration crackdown that started last year.

Jurors deliberated less than 4 hours before returning the favorable verdict for 37-year-old Juan Espinoza Martinez. He faced one count of murder-for-hire and up to 10 years in prison if convicted. Testimony lasted mere hours in the federal trial that was the latest test of the Trump administration’s credibility on federal surges that have played out from Minnesota to Maine.

DHS touted Espinoza Martinez’s arrest on social media with unredacted photos of his face, referring to him as a “depraved” gang member. Bovino has held the case up as an example of the increasing dangers faced by federal agents. Prosecutors included Yonan, the second-highest ranking federal prosecutor in the Chicago region.

But several federal lawsuits in Chicago have fueled skepticism about DHS’s narratives. Of the roughly 30 criminal cases stemming from Operation Midway Blitz, charges have been dismissed or dropped in about half.
In a notable lawsuit that forced Bovino to sit for depositions, a federal judge found he lied under oath including about alleged gang threats.

Nationwide, dozens of criminal cases tied to immigration operations have also crumbled.

Federal prosecutors initially referred to Espinoza Martinez as a “ranking member” of the Latin Kings, but their lack of evidence led U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow to bar testimony on the Chicago street gang at trial.

 

[Darkwind]

Looks like our criminal system is now broken.

Everyone thank a Marxist today!

 

[drudge X]

This opened the floodgate. Leftists can now threaten to kill Trump on social media and get away with it.

 

[White 6]

Looks like our criminal system is now broken.

Everyone thanks a Marxist today!

No. It is either evidence he was innocent and Bovino lied under oath or another example of lousy quality of DOJ/DHS lawyers. If the government lies under oath and a jury finds out about it, you can pretty well count on acquittal.

 

[Darkwind]

No. It is either evidence he was innocent and Bovino lied under oath or another example of lousy quality of DOJ/DHS lawyers. If the government lies under oath and a jury finds out about it, you can pretty well count on acquittal.

This is what I mean.

For you on the left, the default setting is the right are liars. When in fact it is the exact opposite.

Now, a jury in an enclave of left-wing lunatics spent an entire 4 hours deliberating.

I no longer trust the judicial system.

Move the case to a red state and try it, and let's see what happens.

I mean, the left is screaming that ICE arrested a five-year-old and completely ignore the fact that the childs illegal father fled, this is called abandonment. ICE did the decent thing, the left doesn't even know the definition of the word decent, and took custody of the kid for his own safety.

That never gets played at all in the media.

why? Because the emotionally immature left won't accept anything that is true that does not fit their worldview.

 

[PeterPilot]

This and some other cases suggest that jury nullification is making a comeback. I hope that's the case.

Jefferson saw the jury as "the best system yet devised by man to keep government within its lawful bounds." He was right.

Today's government under Zionist control is completely out of control.

 

[drudge X]

No. It is either evidence he was innocent and Bovino lied under oath or another example of lousy quality of DOJ/DHS lawyers. If the government lies under oath and a jury finds out about it, you can pretty well count on acquittal.

Did the DOJ lie about the guy who toss a Subway sandwich at the agent?

 

[PeterPilot]

Did the DOJ lie about the guy who toss a Subway sandwich at the agent?

Does throwing a sandwich at a federal agent deserve a prison sentence?

 

[drudge X]

Does throwing a sandwich at a federal agent deserve a prison sentence?

I didn't say prison sentence but he was found not guilty despite video footage clearly showing he tossed the sandwich. That's not justice but animosity toward Trump.

 

[PeterPilot]

I didn't say prison sentence but he was found not guilty despite video footage clearly showing he tossed the sandwich. That's not justice but animosity toward Trump.

What you describe could very easily be described as jury nullification. While you did not say "prison sentence", virtually every single federal offense carries one, and the jury knew that. I suspect you do too.

All the innocent J6 folks went to prison because those who went to trial were convicted by juries acting as rubber stamps for government prosecutors.

I'm happy to see jury nullification emerging, if that is the case.

 

[Darkwind]

Did the DOJ lie about the guy who toss a Subway sandwich at the agent?

Well, he did throw the sandwich. The DOJ made a mistake. It may have just been a sandwich, but next time? An IED? A Grenade? Acid?

The perp was not provoked into violence, but settled on it as a response to not getting his way.

I think that the DOJ made a mistake in this case. He should have been prosecuted.

 

[White 6]

Did the DOJ lie about the guy who toss a Subway sandwich at the agent?

Was Juan Espinoza Martinez charged with throwing a sandwich or instigating a murder for hire scheme? Are you saying, this is what sparked the government charging him with a murder for hire scheme, and then lost the whole case on a stupid overcharging thing, known to piss off jurors?

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Well, he did throw the sandwich. The DOJ made a mistake. It may have just been a sandwich, but next time? An IED? A Grenade? Acid?

The perp was not provoked into violence, but settled on it as a response to not getting his way.

I think that the DOJ made a mistake in this case. He should have been prosecuted.

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When they don't get their way, their first reaction is to hurt somebody, using the closest weapon at hand.

Make Asylums Great Again.

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[marvin martian]

This opened the floodgate. Leftists can now threaten to kill Trump on social media and get away with it.

And then be celebrated by scumbags like EvilEyeFleegle

 

[Darkwind]

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When they don't get their way, their first reaction is to hurt somebody, using the closest weapon at hand.

Make Asylums Great Again.

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Yep. Reminds me a great deal of anyones five-yaer-old kid(s).

That is what they do when told no. Now the question is: Do the Republicans have the good sense to enforce discipline to get a better human later down the road?

I'm thinking not.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Nationwide, dozens of criminal cases tied to immigration operations have also crumbled.

The remarkable corruption of the Trump regime.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

No. It is either evidence he was innocent and Bovino lied under oath or another example of lousy quality of DOJ/DHS lawyers. If the government lies under oath and a jury finds out about it, you can pretty well count on acquittal.

I hope you never get assigned to a jury.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Looks like our criminal system is now broken.

Everyone thank a Marxist democrat today!

 

[Delldude]

No. It is either evidence he was innocent and Bovino lied under oath or another example of lousy quality of DOJ/DHS lawyers. If the government lies under oath and a jury finds out about it, you can pretty well count on acquittal.

Bovino didn't testify. Proving Martinez was a Latin King didn't pan out either, you know like the Maryland Dad.

Says he's not a citizen, living here for years. I bet that's about to change.