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Ray Collins was arrested during a September 27, 2025 protest outside the Broadview ICE detention facility. The federal assault allegation was rejected by a grand jury, and Collins was released October 2 after five days of detention.
Original charging document
Source complaint: The September 28, 2025 complaint in United States v. Collins and Robledo, No. 1:25-cr-00608, Document 1, pages 1–5, alleges a September 27 incident outside the Broadview immigration detention facility. Page 4 records Robledo’s detention and Collins’s arrest during that incident and expressly states that both had lawful permits to carry their firearms. The complaint charges alleged physical-contact interference or assault under 18 U.S.C. §111(a)(1), not unlawful firearm possession. Its affiant explains that he did not personally observe the alleged physical contact and relied on other agents’ accounts. These are charging allegations, not findings of guilt. The complaint’s September 28 filing date does not replace the existing September 27 arrest and custody dates, and this document does not establish either defendant’s later release or final disposition.
Release preceded the grand-jury decision and dismissal
Judge Fuentes’s November20,2025 Briggs opinion individually confirms that Collins’s September27 Broadview arrest led to official detention until his October2 conditional release. The federal grand jury returned a no bill on October7, and the government dismissed the Collins/Robledo felony Section111 complaint October8. Thus the grand-jury decision and dismissal occurred after Collins’s physical release, not on its date. The court distinguishes later curfew, supervision and other release conditions from jail custody. This signed judicial account independently corroborates the existing five-day interval; no charge is treated as a conviction and no new custody period is added.
