Overview
- Jurors found Juan Espinoza Martínez not guilty of soliciting the killing of Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino after a brief trial in Chicago.
- Prosecutors relied on Snapchat messages shared by paid informant Adrián Jiménez, yet no payments, weapons purchases, or concrete steps toward a killing were established.
- U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow barred any Latin Kings evidence for lack of proof, prompting prosecutors to abandon gang claims at trial.
- The case was the first from the Midway Blitz raids to reach a jury, with 15 of 31 known defendants exonerated and 11 cases dropped to date, leaving no convictions so far.
- Despite the acquittal, Espinoza Martínez could still face an immigration detainer or removal proceedings.