ICE agent charged for pulling gun on motorists, Minnesota prosecutor says
There is a nationwide warrant for the agent's arrest as he faces two second-degree assault charges filed by state prosecutors.
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An ICE agent charged with two counts of second-degree aggravated assault for pointing a gun at motorists.
Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr. is a federal immigration officer accused of assault.
An ICE officer charged with assault for pointing a gun at motorists.
Hennepin County prosecutor discussing the charges against the ICE officer.
Todd Blanche is the nominee for attorney general and a former personal lawyer to Donald Trump.
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There is a nationwide warrant for the agent's arrest as he faces two second-degree assault charges filed by state prosecutors.
An ICE agent working in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge will be charged with allegedly pointing his gun at two motorists while he was driving to the Whipple Building at the end of his shift in February. Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr., 35, of Temple Hills, Md., was charged with two felony counts of second-degree assault in Hennepin County District Court on Thursday. A nationwide warrant has been issued for his arrest. This is the first criminal charge to be levied against an ICE agent for their actions during Operation Metro Surge.
An ICE agent is charged with assault for allegedly pointing his gun at people in a car while driving on a Minneapolis highway, prosecutors in Minnesota said Thursday. An arrest warrant in Hennepin County, which includes Minneapolis, says Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr. is charged with two counts of second-degree aggravated assault. The warrant says Morgan was working as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in the Minneapolis area on Feb. 5 when he pointed a gun at the occupants of a vehicle on Minnesota State Highway 62.
An ICE agent, Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr., has been charged with two counts of felony second-degree assault in Minnesota after allegedly pointing a handgun at occupants of a car while driving on a Minneapolis-area highway in February. The incident occurred outside the scope of his official duties, according to Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, marking the first criminal case against a federal officer involved in Minnesota's controversial immigration enforcement crackdown.
An ICE agent has been charged with assault for allegedly pointing his gun at people in a car while driving on a Minneapolis highway, prosecutors in Minnesota said on Thursday. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty stated that this is the first criminal case brought against a federal immigration officer involved in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown that surged federal authorities into cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, Portland, and New Orleans.
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent faces assault charges for allegedly pointing a gun at two people on a Twin Cities highway during Operation Metro Surge. Gregory Morgan Jr. of Temple Hills, Maryland, was charged in Hennepin County Thursday morning with two counts of second-degree assault in the Feb. 5 incident. Charges say that the two victims were driving east on Highway 62 when Morgan approached from behind in an unmarked black Ford Expedition.
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