ICE agent charged for allegedly pointing gun at civilians in Minnesota

ImmigrationICE agent charged with second-degree assault in Minnesota for allegedly pointing gun at civiliansGregory Donnell Morgan Jr. was charged Thursday with two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, and there is a warrant out for his arrest, a Minnesota prosecutor said.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Hennepin County Attorney Mary MoriartyRenée Jones Schneider / AP fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 16, 2026, 1:38 PM EDTBy Daniella SilvaAn ICE agent who was part of the federal immigration surge in Minnesota earlier this year was charged with felony second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, a Minnesota prosecutor announced Thursday. The agent, Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr., is accused of pointing a gun at the heads of two civilians in a vehicle, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.This is the first case of an ICE agent facing charges related to the Trump administration’s Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, which drew national outrage after the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration law enforcement. Morgan was charged Thursday with two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, one count for each victim, and there is a warrant out for his arrest, Moriarty said. The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the charges.On Feb. 5, Morgan was allegedly driving a SUV with no markings when he pulled up next to another vehicle and “pointed his duty weapon directly at both victims while continuing to drive illegally on the shoulder” of a highway, she said. The driver then called 911.For "a federal agent, our opinion is that illegally driving on a shoulder, pulling up to a car and pointing a gun at the heads of two community members who are not doing anything at the time is well beyond the scope of their authority,” she said.The prosecutor sa...