Hennepin County prosecutors charged an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent with two counts of felony second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and issued a warrant for the arrest of the ICE agent, according to a Thursday announcement from Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, the Minnesota Reformer reports.
In February, the ICE agent, Gregory Donnell Morgan, Jr., allegedly rolled down the window of an unmarked SUV and pointed his service-issued gun at two unnamed victims in a nearby car while driving on Highway 62 near the I-35W interchange in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge, according to the criminal complaint and warrant made available by the Reformer.
Ramsey County investigates ICE arrest of US citizen as possible kidnapping
Ramsey County is launching a $320 million development plan with investments aimed at expanding the tax base and easing the property tax burden on county residents, KARE 11 reports. The two key aspects of the “Building Stronger Together” plan, which the report says will be completed without raising additional property taxes, include selling off county-owned property for redevelopment and revitalizing downtown St. Paul.
In more Ramsey County news, the Minnesota State Fair and Minnesota 4-H are jointly raising money for a two-year, $35 million renovation to the historic 4-H Building and a plan to expand their youth programming throughout the state, reports the Minnesota Star Tribune. Exterior work on the building is already in progress, while interior renovations are not scheduled to begin until after this year’s fair. The full project is expected to be completed in 2027.
Secretary of State Steve Simon testified in Congress on Thursday about voting laws, including President Trump’s recent executive order regarding vote-by-mail, reports KTTC-TV. “I’m concerned with the executive order on the merits, that it’s putting the Postal Service in a position that I don’t think it’s ever been in, which is being the eligibility cops when it comes to elections,” Simon said.
