A Chicago man has been indicted on charges he solicited the murder of U.S. Border Patrol field boss Gregory Bovino, but the bare-bones document makes no mention of previous allegations that he is a high-ranking gang member.

Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, of Chicago, was arrested last week and charged with one count of solicitation of murder-for-hire, which carries up to 10 years in prison.

The one-page indictment handed up by a federal grand jury on Tuesday charges him with the same count. U.S. Magistrate Judge Maria Valdez had set a preliminary hearing for Wednesday, but that was canceled due to the filing of the indictment.

The initial criminal complaint filed earlier this month alleged Martinez was a high-ranking member of the Latin Kings street gang and was marshaling gang resources to

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