Man Charged By Trump Admin After Removing Tear Gas From Crowd Found Not Guilty
Knut Johnson, Partner at Singleton Schreiber LLP, was featured by HuffPost in an article titled Man Charged By Trump Admin After Removing Tear Gas From Crowd Found Not Guilty, published on April 9, 2026.
Johnson represented Jonathan Caravello in a federal case involving allegations of assault on federal officers. He led the defense and presented evidence supporting Caravello’s actions during a protest in response to an immigration raid. He was supported by a team that included John Paul, Associate Attorney, and Peyton Fisk, Litigation Support Assistant, among others.
The case centered on whether Caravello’s act of throwing a tear gas canister away from a crowd constituted assault. The jury ultimately found him not guilty, highlighting broader legal questions surrounding protest activity, use of force by federal agents, and prosecutorial standards in politically charged cases.
“This case should never have been filed. He never should have been dragged through this. And I’m sad they did.”
