Paul Nguyen faced up to eight years in prison for allegedly assaulting a Department of Homeland Security agent during President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of policing in Washington, D.C.
But like so many other felony assault cases recently brought by Jeanine Pirro, the former Fox News host turned U.S. attorney for D.C., the charge against Nguyen crumbled in less than a month.
A prosecutor from Pirro’s office told a magistrate judge on Tuesday The Maryland resident said he won’t forget the four nights he spent in D.C. Jail, all for a charge that would soon be dropped.the office no longer plans to pursue any charges “based on current evidence,” a strong indication that, after reviewing body cam footage and any witness statements, it doesn’t believe it has a case. Nguyen had been accused of injuring the DHS agent during an early-morning scuffle along one of the city’s nightlife strips.
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