An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who is accused of pointing his government-issued firearm at another car and its passengers while driving on duty will turn himself in on Thursday, his attorney told CNN.
An arrest warrant was issued for Greg Morgan in April after Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced the two second-degree assault charges against him.
Morgan “did NOT initiate” the incident, his attorney, Ryan Pacyga, wrote in a statement to CNN on Wednesday, adding the case “should not be reduced to inflammatory assumptions or broad attacks on law enforcement professionals who are often required to make rapid decisions in tense and uncertain situations.”
“Importantly, this incident did not arise from any planned criminal conduct. It developed suddenly during an alarming traffic interaction, initiated by the other driver,” he said.
The case comes as local and state prosecutors and investigators have opened a flurry of cases in Minnesota over ICE officers’ conduct during the Trump administration’s “Metro Surge” immigration operation earlier this year, during which several people, including Alex Pretti and Renee Good, were shot and killed by Department of Homeland Security officers.
