Prosecutors move to dismiss charges against Chicago woman shot after being accused of ramming car at law enforcement vehicle
Marimar Martinez and Ian Santos Ruiz appear in federal court on October 6.
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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