U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are at the scene of the shooting of the driver of a vehicle in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 7, 2026.
Tim Evans Reuter
Minnesota state prosecutors have charged an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer with two counts of assault in connection with the road rage incident, and state prosecutors have issued a nationwide warrant for his arrest.
ICE officer Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr. is accused of illegally driving an unmarked SUV on the shoulder of a freeway in Minneapolis on February 5, then pointing a gun at the heads of two people in another car and trying to pass them, prosecutors said at a news conference Thursday.
The incident followed the killing of two Americans, Renee Good and Alex Preti, by federal agents in Minneapolis in January during the Trump administration’s controversial immigration enforcement operation in the Twin Cities, Operation Metro Surge.
These killings remain under investigation by local prosecutors.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced the second-degree assault charge against Morgan, saying he is “the first federal officer to be charged in connection with what happened here during Operation Metro Surge.”
“Is this the first case of its kind nationally? We believe so,” Moriarity said.
“Mr. Morgan’s conduct was extremely dangerous,” the prosecutor said.
“The people in the car didn’t know he was a federal employee until a state trooper told them,” Moriarity said.
“There was nothing they did that justified Mr. Morgan’s actions,” Moriarty said.
“There is currently a warrant out for his arrest,” Moriarty said. “That warrant is all over the country.”
“ICE should arrange for him to turn himself in,” she said.
“That warrant will be held until we take him into custody,” Moriarity said.
CNBC has reached out to ICE for comment on this matter.
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