Once-secret records show grand jurors sought Bovino testimony, more evidence in doomed Midway Blitz cases

Federal grand jurors listened to more than an hour of testimony last fall about a tussle between Operation Midway Blitz protester Cole Sheridan and then-U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino — an event that lasted a matter of seconds. Prosecutors said the Oct. 3 struggle left Bovino with a strained groin muscle. They said they had body-camera footage that captured part of the incident. And they delivered the testimony of at least two law enforcement officials while seeking an assault charge…