ICE agent assault charge marks a 'milestone' for Minnesota prosecutors
USA Today • • nation
Key Points:
- Federal immigration agent Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr. has been charged with two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon for a February road-rage incident during Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota.
- Prosecutors allege Morgan drove illegally on a highway shoulder and pointed his weapon at two people in another vehicle, with a nationwide arrest warrant now issued for him.
- Morgan is the first agent charged in Operation Metro Surge, a controversial immigration operation linked to two fatal shootings of American citizens by federal officials.
- The Hennepin County Attorney emphasized the charges as a step toward accountability for community harms during the operation, noting Morgan's actions posed significant danger.
- Morgan has not been arrested yet, and neither ICE nor the Department of Homeland Security have commented on the charges.
