Convention Protest Charges Dropped

Prosecutors dropped charges Thursday against 32 people arrested during last summer’s Republican National Convention after police failed to link the suspects to any crimes.

Four state troopers infiltrated a warehouse that was a staging area for protests during the convention. During a raid on Aug. 2, police arrested 75 people, all for misdemeanors, but the cases have fallen apart.

Charges may be dropped against 30 more people next week. The remainder accepted plea agreements earlier. On Wednesday, troopers examined mug shots of 32 defendants whose trials were to be held this week but were unable to recognize mug shots of people whom they had testified against in pretrial hearings.