Minnesota prosecutors charge ICE agent with assault and seek his arrest over alleged highway gun incident
The Facts
- Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr., an ICE officer, has been charged in Hennepin County, Minnesota, with two counts of second-degree assault.
- Minnesota authorities have issued a nationwide arrest warrant for Morgan.
- Prosecutors allege Morgan pointed a gun at two people in another vehicle during a Feb. 5 incident on a highway in the Minneapolis/Twin Cities area.
- Prosecutors say Morgan was on duty as an ICE officer when the incident occurred.
- Authorities say Morgan was driving an unmarked SUV and using the shoulder of Minnesota State Highway 62 when the incident happened.
- Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said this is the first criminal case against a federal immigration officer tied to Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota.
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Context
What exactly is Morgan accused of doing?
Prosecutors allege that on Feb. 5, while on duty, Morgan drove alongside another vehicle on Minnesota State Highway 62 and pointed his gun at the driver and front-seat passenger POLITICO,U.S. News & World R…,Hill.
What charges does he face now?
Morgan has been charged with two counts of second-degree assault, one count tied to each of the two alleged victims, and a nationwide warrant has been issued for his arrest CNBC,BBC,Reuters.
Why is this case significant beyond the individual incident?
According to Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, it is the first criminal prosecution of a federal immigration officer for conduct connected to Operation Metro Surge, the Trump administration's immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota BBC,NBC News,WSJ.
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