County prosecutor charges ICE agent with assault for pointing gun at people on Minneapolis highway
Summary
A federal immigration agent in Minnesota is charged with two counts of second-degree assault for pointing his gun at people in a car on a highway. The prosecutor says this is the first criminal case against a federal immigration officer linked to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement surge in U.S. cities.Key Facts
- The agent, Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr., is wanted for felony assault charges.
- The incident happened on February 5 on a Minneapolis-area highway.
- Morgan pointed his handgun at the driver and passenger of a car after pulling alongside them in an unmarked SUV.
- The car’s occupants called 911, fearing the gunman was a dangerous person on the road.
- The prosecutor said Morgan acted outside his authority and emphasized no federal agent has immunity from state law violations in Minnesota.
- Morgan and his partner said they were returning to the federal building and were not conducting any law enforcement operation at the time.
- An arrest warrant is active nationwide, but no arrest has occurred yet.
- If convicted, Morgan could face up to seven years in prison for each assault charge.
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