Federal jury quickly acquits man accused of placing bounty on Border Patrol commander’s life

Source CWB Chicago
Original Load Date Jan. 22, 2026, 8 p.m.
Last Updated Jan. 22, 2026, 8 p.m.
Original URL https://cwbchicago.com/2026/01/federal-jury-clears-man-accused-of-placing-bounty-on-border-patrol-commanders-life.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=federal-jury-clears-man-accused-of-placing-bounty-on-border-patrol-commanders-life

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![][1] _Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino, inset, and an image of federal agents following a shooting by a federal agent in October. (Twitter, Citizen)_ A federal jury in Chicago needed less than three hours on Thursday to acquit a man prosecutors [ claimed ][2] had put a $10,000 bounty on a B...