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hamsterjill

(17,051 posts)
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 12:39 PM Thursday

The ICE Agent must be identified

EDITED TO ADD: His MASKED Face is all over my social media; any representations of this agent WITHOUT the mask are AI generated. But there are still features showing that could allow him to be properly identified by someone familiar with him.



First and foremost - no one is trying to promote any type of vigilante action. But I will not rest until this man is identified. He deserves to have his side of the story heard. He deserves legal counsel. He deserves to present evidence in his defense. He deserves a fair, legal and correct investigation. He deserves all of the legal remedies available to an American citizen.

But he does NOT deserve to shrink away in the night and not be held accountable AT ALL for killing another American citizen. No other law enforcement agent would be afforded anonymity and this dude is no better or no less than all of the others.

His face is all over social media. Someone knows who he is. These people are not ghosts. They have families. They have lives. They have schedules. They have bank accounts. They have to go get a haircut. They have to get groceries. They have to show up for work somewhere. He has a past.

He must be identified and held accountable - again, all legally and appropriately. But he cannot be allowed to be forgotten and not face justice, and at this time, I don't see any real efforts by anyone in authority to try to identify him.

We are at the tipping point here.

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The ICE Agent must be identified (Original Post) hamsterjill Thursday OP
Minnesota will get their man and lock him up where he belongs. That was a bad shoot, everybody can see it. Blues Heron Thursday #1
IMO that task is up to MN. nt in2herbs Thursday #2
I tend to agree. hamsterjill Thursday #4
I agree totally. Local and state agencies are tasked with protecting their citizens. mjvpi Thursday #16
Not sure what the DU guidelines would be here, but would you consider posting a link to one of those social media sites TheRickles Thursday #3
See post # 5 and my response to that post. hamsterjill Thursday #7
Here: sop Thursday #5
Full disclosure - I believe anything without the mask is AI generated. hamsterjill Thursday #6
I did not see him remove his mask. The only time that I saw him touch his mask..... mjvpi Thursday #10
Saw it on another thread. sop Thursday #12
Thanks for clarifying. It's good to be cautious about this sort of thing. TheRickles Thursday #27
Absolutely. hamsterjill Thursday #34
Those images are AI generated EarlG Thursday #13
FBI plans to... 2naSalit Thursday #8
DOX THAT MOTHERFUCKER!!! Coventina Thursday #9
My gut agrees with you. After a deep breath, I agree with the original post. mjvpi Thursday #14
Not on DU EarlG Thursday #17
I think it's time. hamsterjill Thursday #39
"His face is all over social media." -- Not true EarlG Thursday #11
I should have more accurately said "his masked face"... hamsterjill Thursday #15
There are finger prints all over a Honda SUV that should have been treated as a crime scene. mjvpi Thursday #18
I'd guess they've had very little training. hamsterjill Thursday #19
It looks like male bonding that occurs when guys go out elk hunting. Sick shit mjvpi Thursday #21
They aren't. This is his second time getting in a high-profile altercation AllyCat Thursday #30
The same guy that has now been identified? hamsterjill Thursday #35
Allegedly. We don't have independent confirmation EdmondDantes_ Thursday #37
Expose and catch that little coward and all the enablers of this tragedy. Dave Bowman Thursday #20
Okay, I'll bite... OldBaldy1701E Thursday #22
Tipping into Nazi Germany. hamsterjill Thursday #23
Ahh. I agree with you completely. OldBaldy1701E Thursday #25
And I agree with you, totally. hamsterjill Thursday #33
Plus 1000! KPN Thursday #41
We need to remember and document everything kbowman Thursday #24
I hope that #TizzyEnt is on the case JoseBalow Thursday #26
The Star Tribune has AStern Thursday #28
They found him. AllyCat Thursday #29
Looks legitimate. hamsterjill Thursday #36
He has been identified. BlueKentuckyGirl Thursday #31
Thank you. Glad they have identified. hamsterjill Thursday #38
Right? He shouldn't have been back on "duty". AllyCat Thursday #40
He should not have been if he wasn't recovered from the earlier situation. hamsterjill Thursday #43
Blame the victim playbook Dawgman49 Thursday #32
He has been identified. Munu Thursday #42

Blues Heron

(8,394 posts)
1. Minnesota will get their man and lock him up where he belongs. That was a bad shoot, everybody can see it.
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 12:42 PM
Thursday

hamsterjill

(17,051 posts)
4. I tend to agree.
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 12:45 PM
Thursday

I am not buying the "they aren't LETTING us" excuses. State and local authorities need to by god FIND a way. Circumvent the barriers being put in their path. DO IT!

As another poster suggested in another thread - there is plenty of evidence to start an investigation. Eye witness accounts, videos, etc.
So start there and work backwards.

mjvpi

(1,878 posts)
16. I agree totally. Local and state agencies are tasked with protecting their citizens.
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 01:04 PM
Thursday

From the start of this ICE madness, it’s been obvious what and who they need to protect them from.

TheRickles

(3,173 posts)
3. Not sure what the DU guidelines would be here, but would you consider posting a link to one of those social media sites
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 12:44 PM
Thursday

hamsterjill

(17,051 posts)
6. Full disclosure - I believe anything without the mask is AI generated.
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 12:49 PM
Thursday

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I did not see this agent remove his mask during any of the video. I believe the pictures of him without the mask are AI generated. They are probably close to accurate, but I want this to be legitimate when he is identified.

mjvpi

(1,878 posts)
10. I did not see him remove his mask. The only time that I saw him touch his mask.....
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 12:53 PM
Thursday

…….was to pull it up as witnesses started yelling “shame”.

sop

(17,465 posts)
12. Saw it on another thread.
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 12:56 PM
Thursday

It very well could be AI, the facial features look a bit peculiar, perhaps a little too sharp, but I don't know enough about the technology to say.

hamsterjill

(17,051 posts)
34. Absolutely.
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 03:17 PM
Thursday

We want this done right. As I said in the OP, we want the shooter to receive all of the defenses that he is entitled to. We just don't want Rene Good to be pushed aside and forgotten without any accountability. I think we are all on the same page with that.

2naSalit

(100,071 posts)
8. FBI plans to...
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 12:53 PM
Thursday

Take it over and run interference to make it as hard as possible to prosecute.

mjvpi

(1,878 posts)
14. My gut agrees with you. After a deep breath, I agree with the original post.
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 12:58 PM
Thursday

He should receive all of the legal guarantees under our system of justice, but that starts by identifying that MF.

EarlG

(23,374 posts)
17. Not on DU
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 01:08 PM
Thursday

When there is verified information about the person who committed this murder from a legitimate news source, that is fair game for posting. But please do not post anyone's personal information on DU for the purposes of doxxing them.

hamsterjill

(17,051 posts)
39. I think it's time.
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 03:31 PM
Thursday

He's been identified by a reputable news source, that is, if People and others are considered a reputable news source.

Now, we need to know about this person and what kind of an individual participates in these raids, etc. I think we could learn a lot about the mentality.

And once more, loudly from the back - by all LEGAL means.

EarlG

(23,374 posts)
11. "His face is all over social media." -- Not true
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 12:56 PM
Thursday

If you're referring to the images discussed here:

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c1lzvyjm3vet?post=asset%3Ae0cd87ae-cc87-4101-a36a-8afcd5686500#post

"At no point in the footage reviewed by BBC Verify does this agent remove his mask, but screenshots of him have been fed into AI-generation tools in an effort to identify him."

hamsterjill

(17,051 posts)
15. I should have more accurately said "his masked face"...
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 01:00 PM
Thursday

See my reply #6. I am aware of the AI stuff.

The image of him WITH THE MASK is all over my social media feed. There are still features visible that might allow someone familiar with this individual to identify him.

mjvpi

(1,878 posts)
18. There are finger prints all over a Honda SUV that should have been treated as a crime scene.
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 01:11 PM
Thursday

These ICE agents are obviously not well trained, heavily armed and scared shitless as they are tasked with morally outrageous acts.

hamsterjill

(17,051 posts)
19. I'd guess they've had very little training.
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 01:13 PM
Thursday

I saw video that was purported to be after the body had been removed. This video literally showed two, masked ICE agents slapping one another on the back.

Can you imagine a professional law enforcement officer doing that at a crime scene?

AllyCat

(18,530 posts)
30. They aren't. This is his second time getting in a high-profile altercation
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 03:06 PM
Thursday

With a vehicle. He had another one in June after he got mad the driver wasn’t rolling his window down all the way. So he broke the back window, unlocked the driver side door, and got dragged as the terrified driver tried to leave.

hamsterjill

(17,051 posts)
35. The same guy that has now been identified?
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 03:19 PM
Thursday

Has his identity been confirmed? And he had done this before? SMH...

EdmondDantes_

(1,386 posts)
37. Allegedly. We don't have independent confirmation
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 03:23 PM
Thursday

We have the Trump administration's word for that and they aren't known for being truthful.

hamsterjill

(17,051 posts)
23. Tipping into Nazi Germany.
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 02:24 PM
Thursday

You don't agree? And you may say that we were already there. Point given. But this is complete and utter confirmation of that.

OldBaldy1701E

(10,204 posts)
25. Ahh. I agree with you completely.
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 02:34 PM
Thursday

It is just kind of exasperating to read people talking about 'tipping points' and pots 'boiling over' and yet... no definitive reaction to what is going on has happened.

That is why I asked that question. Because so many don't seem to understand that the 'tip' has already occurred and we now need to try and reset the pot on the stove.

We are already covered in what was in the pot. Time to clean it all off. Which takes concerted effort.

I hope we can do it.

hamsterjill

(17,051 posts)
33. And I agree with you, totally.
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 03:16 PM
Thursday

I hope we can do it, too. But I just don't see much to make me have a lot of optimism. I'd love to be completely wrong. I'd stand up from the roof top and confess my mistake if things would just go back to a reasonable degree of normal.

We are all stressed out and hurting, and that's not a healthy way to live.

kbowman

(12 posts)
24. We need to remember and document everything
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 02:30 PM
Thursday

We don't need to approach this like Madame Defarge in Tale of Two Cities, but we do need to keep evidence in the form of videos, photos, names when possible etc so that when Dems get back in charge of things we start to hold these people accountable for their actions. Don't trust that an online presence is enough. Oligarchs are trying to take over news media and more. They will remove content when it is not in their or their friend's favor. Share your information and evidence with people you trust and preserve it.

hamsterjill

(17,051 posts)
38. Thank you. Glad they have identified.
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 03:23 PM
Thursday

This looks legitimate.

Now, let me see him brought to justice. Looks like he was trigger happy possibly because of a past situation. So, maybe he should NOT have been back on duty.

hamsterjill

(17,051 posts)
43. He should not have been if he wasn't recovered from the earlier situation.
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 04:15 PM
Thursday

Both mentally and physically. So which is it? He screwed up? Or his superiors screwed up? Could be both, but it can't be neither.

Dawgman49

(274 posts)
32. Blame the victim playbook
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 03:14 PM
Thursday

If he is identified, they’re already laying the groundwork… local law enforcement barred from getting any evidence as the fbi is taking over.. more lies and gaslighting… already blaming the victim… waiting to see him portrayed as a victim of radical left extremism..and a true patriot… who knows, maybe the medal of freedom from the dictator
Vance has just claimed that he has absolute immunity as part of the dictator’s immunity

Munu

(102 posts)
42. He has been identified.
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 03:50 PM
Thursday
https://www.startribune.com/ice-raids-minnesota/601546426

Interesting bit:

The agent, Jonathan Ross, was dragged by a vehicle and injured during a June operation in the Twin Cities, court records show. State investigators said the FBI had ‘reversed course’ on a joint investigation of the shooting.
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