Prosecutors in Palm Beach County told WLRN on Thursday they won’t pursue criminal charges against a teenage U.S. citizen from West Palm Beach who last May video-recorded his arrest by law enforcement authorities following a traffic stop in Riviera Beach that involved federal immigration agents.
“After a thorough review of the report and contact with the arresting officer, we have determined there is insufficient evidence to support a criminal charge,” the Palm Beach State Attorney’s Office said in a statement to WLRN.
The nine-minute video showed a group of law enforcement officers in tactical gear aggressively taking down Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio — an 18-year-old U.S. citizen — and two other young men suspected of being in the country illegally. Laynez-Ambrosio was born and raised in West Palm Beach…