Prosecutors drop case against accused BP agent

TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) - A Border Patrol agent accused of shooting through the border fence and killing a teenager in Mexico will not be tried again, according to the latest court filing from prosecutors.

Agent Lonnie Swartz had been on trial twice already.

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He was acquitted of second-degree murder in the first case in April 2018, but jurors were split on a lesser charge or involuntary manslaughter.

Swartz was found not guilty of manslaughter in November, which lead to demonstrators taking to the streets of downtown Tucson.

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Following the verdict in the second trial, the judge set a date for a hearing to consider a new trial. The latest filing from the U.S. Attorney’s Office states that the hearing won’t be necessary.

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