MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Four people have been indicted on federal charges stemming from clashes with federal officers in Minneapolis, including one woman accused of biting off an immigration officer’s fingertip during a protest.
The three others were charged following threats made against FBI agents whose personal information was stolen from a vehicle left unattended during a chaotic scene surrounding a shooting by an Immigration Customs Enforcement Officer. The agents had to escape an unsafe area, leaving behind two vehicles that were subsequently vandalized, resulting in the theft of firearms and sensitive documents.
Among those indicted is 27-year-old Claire Louise Feng from St. Paul, who faces serious allegations of assaulting a federal officer during the January 24 protest following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by an immigration officer. An affidavit reveals that while another officer was attempting to arrest a protester, Feng tackled that officer, resulting in the severe injury when she bit the officer's finger through a glove.
Feng’s attorney stated they will contest the charges, citing past examples of ICE agents making unfounded allegations. Meanwhile, Brenna Marie Doyle, an 18-year-old from Spokane, Washington, faces charges for making threats to kill FBI agents and their families, allegedly after leaving distressing voice messages. Other individuals charged, including James Patrick Lyons from California and Jose Alberto Ramirez from Illinois, are alleged to have sent threatening texts to FBI employees, highlighting the heightened tensions related to immigration policy enforcement and protests in the region.
As this legal situation develops, it underscores ongoing conflicts and concerns related to immigration enforcement in the United States.
The three others were charged following threats made against FBI agents whose personal information was stolen from a vehicle left unattended during a chaotic scene surrounding a shooting by an Immigration Customs Enforcement Officer. The agents had to escape an unsafe area, leaving behind two vehicles that were subsequently vandalized, resulting in the theft of firearms and sensitive documents.
Among those indicted is 27-year-old Claire Louise Feng from St. Paul, who faces serious allegations of assaulting a federal officer during the January 24 protest following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by an immigration officer. An affidavit reveals that while another officer was attempting to arrest a protester, Feng tackled that officer, resulting in the severe injury when she bit the officer's finger through a glove.
Feng’s attorney stated they will contest the charges, citing past examples of ICE agents making unfounded allegations. Meanwhile, Brenna Marie Doyle, an 18-year-old from Spokane, Washington, faces charges for making threats to kill FBI agents and their families, allegedly after leaving distressing voice messages. Other individuals charged, including James Patrick Lyons from California and Jose Alberto Ramirez from Illinois, are alleged to have sent threatening texts to FBI employees, highlighting the heightened tensions related to immigration policy enforcement and protests in the region.
As this legal situation develops, it underscores ongoing conflicts and concerns related to immigration enforcement in the United States.
