D.c. Grand Jury Declines To Indict Another Defendant Amid Trump's Crime Crackdown

WASHINGTON — A national expansive assemblage successful Washington declined to indict a female accused of threatening President Donald Trump connected societal media, different motion of pushback from D.C. residents complete nan use of national rule enforcement and deployment of National Guard troops successful nan city.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for nan District of Columbia accused Nathalie Rose Jones of Indiana of threatening to return nan life of nan president and transmitting threats complete authorities lines connected Instagram and Facebook.

Jones allegedly called Trump a “terrorist” and a “nazi” successful a voluntary question and reply pinch nan Secret Service. She attended a march successful Washington connected Aug. 16 that went astir nan White House analyzable and was past arrested, though she said she had nary desire astatine that clip to harm Trump. Friends wrote in letters to nan tribunal that Jones has had intelligence wellness issues.

In a motion revenge Monday, her defense attorneys disclosed that a expansive assemblage didn’t indict Jones.

“A expansive assemblage has now recovered nary probable origin to indict Ms. Jones connected nan charged offenses,” her national nationalist defenders wrote, seeking to get Jones released connected her ain recognizance.

Overruling a magistrate judge, Chief District Judge James Boasberg had ordered Jones released connected location detention.

"Given that finding, nan weight of nan grounds is weak," her national nationalist defenders wrote of nan expansive jury's decision. "The authorities whitethorn intend to effort again to get an indictment, but nan grounds has not changed and nary indictment is likely. For this logic nan Court should merchandise Ms. Jones connected her individual recognizance to look if required."

A erstwhile Justice Department worker who threw a sandwich astatine national officers was besides not indicted by a expansive jury.Andrew Leyden / Getty Images

It is uncommon for a national expansive assemblage to diminution to indict, but it's go an emerging inclination successful Washington amid Trump's national crackdown, pinch expansive juries made up of section residents declining to indict astatine slightest six times successful caller weeks.

Last week, a expansive assemblage declined to indict a Justice Department worker named Sean Dunn, who was seen connected video tossing a hoagie astatine nan thorax of 1 of nan national rule enforcement officers operating nan streets of Washington. Dunn has go a awesome of guidance to nan national takeover among D.C. residents, pinch Banksy-style creation depicting a man tossing a sandwich appearing astir nan city.

A expansive assemblage besides declined to indict Alvin Summers pinch battle connected a national officer. And 3 national expansive juries refused to indict Sidney Lori Reid pinch battle during a scuffle pinch an FBI agent, and her charges were downgraded to a misdemeanor.