Federal prosecutors drop charges against Colbert team members arrested at Capitol
Federal prosecutors have declined to prosecute members of a production team associated with Stephen Colbert's late-night comedy show who were arres...
Federal prosecutors have declined to prosecute members of a production team associated with Stephen Colbert's late-night comedy show who were arrested last month on Capitol Hill.A production team involved with The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, which airs on CBS, had been charged with unlawful entry and had a court date set for this week after being arrested by Capitol Police while filming segments for cigar-smoking puppet Triumph the Insult Comic Dog handled by comedian Robert Smigel.CBS acknowledged last month that a production team involved in filming segments for cigar-smoking puppet Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, handled by comedian Robert Smigel, was detained by Capitol Police, and Colbert himself addressed the arrests on his show Monday.