Protester found not guilty of assault despite top Border Patrol official's testimony

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Gregory Bovino speaks to reporters Aug. 14 after U.S. Border Patrol agents gathered outside the Japanese American National Museum where Gov. Bill Essayli, who has struggled to win indictments against those charged with committing crimes while protesting aggressive immigration enforcement in Southern California. AdvertisementDuring the two-day trial, a number of videos were displayed showing a Border Patrol agent shove Ramos-Brito, but none clearly illustrated his alleged attack on the agent. Outfitted in his green Border Patrol uniform, Bovino was the lone Border Patrol agent to testify that he witnessed Ramos-Brito drag his arm back and strike an agent with an open palm in the chest. Some of the Border Patrol agents swarming L.A. in recent months come from stations that don’t normally wear body-worn cameras, according to Navarro.