People are arrested and charged all the time with the victims of the crime not "pressing charges". The assault was broadcast on live tv. https://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/resources/im-victim-a-crime-can-i-force-prosecutor-bring-charge >Most of the time, prosecutors have the final say when it comes to filing charges or asking a grand jury for an indictment. Political or public pressure sometimes changes their minds. >Generally speaking, a victim cannot press charges nor force an unwilling prosecutor to file charges or seek an indictment from a grand jury. The prosecutor, exercising "prosecutorial discretion," has the final say.