Charges have been dropped against the man accused of murdering former intern Chandra Levy in 2001.
ABC 7 reports:
The US Atty just announced its dropping charges against Ingmar Grandique in the May 2001 death of Chandra Levy.
— Sam Ford (@ABC7Sam) July 28, 2016
The US Atty’s Office said “new information” in the past week led it to drop the case against Ingmar Grandique in the death of Chandra Levy.
— Sam Ford (@ABC7Sam) July 28, 2016
Grandique was convicted for Levy’s murder in 2010, but his lawyers claimed important testimony from a cellmate was a lie. They said the witness only wanted to get preferential treatment from law enforcement, and a federal judge agreed that there were concerns. A retrial had been scheduled for November.
Levy’s death captured a lot of media attention because of a purported relationship with then-Congressman Gary Condit (D-California).
[Screengrab of Levy via family home video.]
Update – July 28, 3:57 EST: Added supplementary information on why a federal judge granted Guandique a new trial.
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