Prosecutors move to dismiss charges against Chicago woman shot after being accused of ramming car at law enforcement vehicle
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN
(CNN) — In a striking reversal by the US government, prosecutors filed a motion Thursday to dismiss federal charges against a woman shot by a Customs and Border Protection agent in Chicago after allegedly ramming into his car, court documents show.
Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old American citizen, and her co-defendant, Anthony Ruiz – who was driving a different vehicle – had entered not guilty pleas to a federal charge of assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers.
CNN has reached out to the Department of Justice for comment.
The unprecedented move marks the latest development in a high-profile case that garnered public scrutiny and left a federal judge skeptical of how the investigation was handled.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
CNN’s Whitney Wild and Omar Jimenez contributed to this report.
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