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Sam Levin in Los Angeles

Judge throws out case against LA protester accused of assaulting officer with a cloth hat

Man on side on ground with officer over him holding his arms back as three other officers converge on him.
Jonathon Redondo-Rosales during his arrest at a protest on 2 August in Los Angeles. Photograph: Courtesy of Katherine McBroom

A federal judge has dismissed charges against a Los Angeles protester who was accused of assaulting an officer with a cloth hat, with an order saying the government acted in “bad faith”. The man had spent six months in jail awaiting trial.

Jonathon Redondo-Rosales, a 36-year-old TikTok content creator and US citizen, had been in custody since his arrest at a 2 August protest against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

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