ICE agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis last week. It has divided the country, and the question on everyone’s mind is whether charges against him will be brought. Now, a former federal prosecutor has given an update on what he believes will happen.
Renee Nicole Good’s death has stirred up plenty of emotions. The mother-of-three was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on January 7.
While many have reacted furiously to the shooting, protesting against the agent’s behavior, others have taken his defense. President Donald Trump and others in his administration have painted Renee Nicole Good as a violent threat, a “domestic terrorist,” and even claimed she was a “lunatic.”
Trump said she was “very violent” and “very radical.” Meanwhile, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has called the Trump administration’s claims “bulls**t.”
Rumors about Good’s background began spreading online, and her family decided to break the silence. Her sister-in-law, Morgan Fletcher, took to Facebook to share a message.
“You never think the passing of a loved one will be high profile… or a massively divisive, political topic,” she wrote, condemning the spread of misinformation. “The wrong Renee Good’s info [was] being posted (criminal history? She didn’t have one).”
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In a separate statement, Renee Nicole Good’s family described her as “an extraordinary mother” who was “full of heart and never defined by malice.” They begged the public to show “humanity, empathy, and care for the family most affected.”
Renee Nicole Good’s death has broadened the debate about law enforcement’s role in Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigrants in the US. Many have called for the Department of Justice to open a civil rights investigation into her death, but they have declined.
At least four senior officials from the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, including top prosecutors, have resigned because of it. Later, as the DOJ pushed for a criminal probe into Renee Nicole Good’s widow, Becca, six more prosecutors in Minnesota quit.
So will there be an investigation into the ICE agent, Jonathan Ross, who killed Good? According to former federal prosecutor Neama Rahami, it won’t. Speaking to The US Sun, he said, “The DOJ will not prosecute the ICE agent in today’s political climate. The state can still conduct its own independent investigation.”
“Regardless of what the FBI concludes, charging decisions are made by prosecutors,” he added. “I can’t see [Pam] Bondi charging when President Trump, Vice President Vance, and DHS Secretary Noem have already come to the agent’s defense.”
Expert gives update on possible charges for ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Nicole Good
Rahmani added that the ICE agent could face charges ranging from second-degree murder to manslaughter.
“The state can still conduct its own independent investigation,” Rahmani added. “They can convene a grand jury, subpoena witnesses and evidence, obtain and execute search warrants, etc. They are dual sovereigns, so the federal government can’t prevent them from doing this.”
Criminal defense attorney Eric Faddis told The US Sun that if Good had survived, she also could’ve faced charges for using her vehicle as a weapon, including “obstructing law enforcement activity” and “vehicular assault.
“A state court can charge anybody for whom they believe there’s probable cause,” he explained.
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