A federal grand jury has refused to indict a Chicago couple arrested during a violent protest outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview last month, a rare move that signals prosecutors may have overreached in bringing the case.

Ray Collins, 21, and Jocelyne Robledo, 30, a husband and wife from the South Side of Chicago, were each allegedly carrying loaded guns with them as they scuffled with officers who were trying to widen a security perimeter during a melee in late September. Both have lawful permits to carry the firearms.

Their case had been set Wednesday for a preliminary hearing, which rarely goes forward because the U.S. attorney’s office typically seeks an indictment from a grand jury.

Instead, prosecutors abruptly filed a motion to dismiss the c

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