From Newsgroup: alt.law-enforcement
Border czar Tom Homan said a drawdown in federal agents will happen when
more Minnesota counties cooperate and if people stop interfering with
federal agents.
"If you violate the law, you will be federally prosecuted," Homan said
during a press conference on Wednesday.
Homan says in the past month, 158 people have been arrested for impeding
or assaulting federal officers, with 85 cases already accepted for
prosecution.
The Department of Homeland Security posted photos of nine people on X,
saying, "more agitators arrested in Minneapolis."
One pictured in the post is Davis Redmond. Court documents say he was
"driving aggressively" while following border patrol agents through
Minneapolis before he "suddenly (accelerated) his car, colliding with
the black GMC" driven by border patrol.
Redmond's attorney said on Thursday the charges he faces were downgraded
from a felony to a misdemeanor.
"The charges are bogus, and the decision to bring this case is
outrageous," the attorney said in an email to WCCO.
In a separate case, prosecutors claim Brittany Stallings assaulted a
federal agent on Jan. 24, the day Alex Pretti was shot and killed. Court documents say Stallings shoved the agent and punched him in the face.
Timothy Catlett was also featured in the DHS post online. Prosecutors
accused Catlett of "giving an officer the middle finger" during an
operation in St. Cloud on Jan. 12. Court documents say when the officers
tried to leave, Catlett pounded on the hood and kicked the side door of
their car. On Thursday, the U.S. Attorney's Office filed to dismiss the
case.
It's unclear if the number cited by Homan includes cases like Matt
Allen, better known as Twin Cities rapper Nur-D. WCCO cameras captured
his arrest on Jan. 24.
"So, I walk calmly, I walk slowly with my hands up," Nur-D said. "I was
just being grabbed by somebody and so I began to run, and as I was
thrown to the ground, I was told I was under arrest for assaulting a
federal officer."
Nur-D claims he did nothing wrong and said his attorneys plan to pursue
legal action against DHS.
WCCO reached out to attorneys for Catlett and Stallings for comment.
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minnesota-ice-protesters-arrested- charges/?intcid=CNR-02-0623
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