Border czar Tom Homan said a drawdown in federal agents will happenwhen
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 forimpeding
or assaulting federal officers, with 85 cases already accepted for prosecution.downgraded
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
from a felony to a misdemeanor.Court
"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.
documents say Stallings shoved the agent and punched him in the face.officers
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
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.
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