US EditionDOJ Moves to Drop Charges Against Men Arrested After Minneapolis ICE Shooting
Federal prosecutors cited video and eyewitness evidence contradicting an ICE agent’s account, leading to dismissal of assault charges against two men shot in a traffic stop incident.
- On Feb. 12, the U.S. Attorney's Office asked the court to dismiss charges against Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in U.S. District Court of Minnesota after new evidence emerged following a north Minneapolis ICE shooting.
- The Jan. 14 traffic stop on I‑94 led to an ICE agent shooting Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, who was not the original target, and prosecutors said newly discovered evidence contradicts the complaint affidavit.
- Defense attorneys argued the prosecution relied mainly on the agent's account, but video evidence and witness testimony did not corroborate the officer's claim of being attacked with a broom or shovel, and a Jan. 21 search warrant recovered a broom, shell casing, and bullet, with photos of a single bullet hole shown to the court.
- Defendants' families said they were overjoyed at the government's request to dismiss all charges with prejudice, while the motion left open whether the Department of Homeland Security will pursue deportation.
- This dismissal comes amid other cases where video contradicted agents' accounts, following the shooting death of Renee Good and community protests, while U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson pressed prosecutors on the shot's timing.
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Officials Gave Wrong Information About ICE Shooting
“In an extraordinary court filing, the top federal prosecutor in Minnesota acknowledged on Thursday that officials had provided incorrect information about a shooting by an immigration agent last month,” the New York Times reports. “The prosecutor, Daniel Rosen, asked a judge to dismiss charges against a man who was wounded in that shooting, as well as another man who had been accused of attacking the agent. Mr. Rosen wrote that ‘newly discovere…
DOJ moves to drop charges against men arrested after Minneapolis ICE shooting
The U.S. Justice Department has moved to drop charges against two men charged with assaulting Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minneapolis in January after an officer shot a Venezuelan immigrant, a court document showed on Thursday.
Orlando Sentinel
Prosecutors to dismiss charges against men accused of assaulting ICE officer in Minneapolis
Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis have moved to drop felony assault charges against two Venezuelan men, including one shot in the leg by a immigration officer, after new evidence emerged undercutting the government’s version of events.
Associated Press News
Prosecutors move to dismiss charges against men accused of hitting ICE officer with broom and shovel
Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis have moved to drop felony assault charges against two Venezuelan men, including one shot in the leg by a immigration officer, after new evidence emerged undercutting the government’s version of events.
The prosecution reported that the dismissal of the case responds to “new evidence” considered inconsistent with the initial version of the authorities
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