Judge signals he will drop charges against DEA agent in fatal Salem collision
A federal judge signaled on Monday that a U.S. DEA agent will have criminal charges against him dropped after he caused a fatal collision with a Salem cyclist while pursuing a suspected drug trafficker.
The decision came after a day-long hearing in federal court where for the first time agent Samuel T. Landis, 39, spoke for himself and not through lawyers. His attorneys argued that he is entitled to immunity because he was exercising his…
