First ICE officer charged for assault in Minneapolis turns himself in to police
An ICE officer, Gregory Morgan Jr., is set to turn himself in after being charged with two counts of second-degree assault. The charges stem from an incident where he allegedly brandished a firearm at another driver during a road altercation. This marks the first assault charge against a federal immigration officer deployed in Minneapolis during a recent operation.
- ▪Gregory Morgan Jr. is charged with two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.
- ▪The incident occurred on February 5 when Morgan allegedly pointed a firearm at motorists.
- ▪This is the first assault charge against a federal immigration officer during the recent Operation Midway Blitz.
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An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer will reportedly turn himself in to police on Thursday after being charged last month for an incident that occurred during his deployment to Minnesota as part of the agency’s Operation Midway Blitz. An attorney for ICE employee Gregory Morgan Jr. said his client will surrender to authorities following the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office’s April announcement that it was charging him with two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, ABC News reported.
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