Jurors deliberated for less than four hours before delivering a not guilty verdict

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The fate of a Chicago man accused of using Snapchat to circulate a $10,000 bounty on the life of a top Border Patrol commander rests in a federal jury’s hands

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Defense attorneys argue that the accused sent messages amounting to ‘neighborhood gossip’

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Snapchat messages a Chicago man accused of soliciting the murder of a Border Patrol commander unknowingly sent to a government informant took center stage at the opening day of the man’s trial

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Jury selection is underway for a man accused of putting a $10,000 bounty on the life of a Border Patrol commander who led an immigration crackdown in the Chicago area last year

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