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Judge Sets Ground Rules for Broadview Protest Trial After Denying Juror Site Visit

The case now centers on a rare federal misdemeanor trial that will test prosecutors’ bid to tie individual guilt to a crowd’s foreseeable acts.

Overview

  • Jury selection is set to start May 26 after Monday’s hearing where the judge refused a juror visit to the ICE facility in Broadview.
  • Judge April Perry barred prosecutors from using labels such as “rioters” or “domestic terrorists,” allowed the word “mob,” and said the ICE agent may be called a “victim.”
  • After prosecutors dropped a felony conspiracy count on April 29, the judge agreed Monday to review unredacted grand jury transcripts at the defense’s request.
  • Prosecutors say the four defendants are accountable for foreseeable “mob” conduct that damaged an agent’s vehicle, and the judge said she will require proper aiding‑and‑abetting instructions.
  • The case has narrowed to four defendants on a misdemeanor charge of impeding a federal officer, and the defense may tell jurors body‑camera video from the protest is missing and question an FBI agent who saw it.