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Coventina

(29,172 posts)
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 04:21 PM Thursday

For those of you who care: NYT info on JONATHAN ROSS:

Court Records Reveal Details of ICE Agent’s Previous Dragging Incident

The federal immigration agent who fatally shot a woman in her car this week was dragged about 100 yards by a different driver in Minnesota last year during an immigration operation, interviews and court records show.

The agent, who works for a division of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, was treated for a gash on his forearm that required 20 stitches after the incident, for which the driver was convicted of assault last month.

Now that same agent is at the center of a growing backlash in Minneapolis over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts, after he shot and killed Renee Good, 37, in the driver’s seat of her car on Wednesday.

Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said at a news conference on Wednesday that the agent, whom she did not name, had feared for his life during the encounter, and noted that he had been dragged by a car in June. Two law enforcement officers with knowledge of the matter, who were not authorized to speak publicly, identified the ICE agent as Jonathan Ross.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/us/ice-agent-jonathan-ross-minneapolis-shooting.html

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FUCK THIS GUY!!!!

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AZJonnie

(2,837 posts)
2. I'd wager he stupidly and deliberately put himself in harms way 6 months ago as well
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 04:24 PM
Thursday

Hoping to create a scenario by his own actions where he could shoot somebody dead. He just failed at that goal last time.

This information is IMHO also not exculpatory in any way. Rather, it provides MOTIVE (i.e. revenge). Especially when you consider the additional 2 shots fired well after he was clear of the path of the vehicle, through the driver's side window

AZJonnie

(2,837 posts)
8. One could argue maybe kinda sorta when he made the first shot
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 04:48 PM
Thursday

If he'd only taken that one shot, it's close enough to in the path I could see a 12 person jury voting not to convict, though I'd still argue if he'd followed DoJ policy he'd have spent the time he spent pulling out his weapon to instead take the mere couple of steps needed to move 100% out of the way.

The 2 follow up shots, otoh? Through the drivers window? NOT EVEN CLOSE, and the fact that he even took them proves beyond doubt this was an execution, not self-defense

lostnfound

(17,411 posts)
6. In earlier event, he broke a rear side window and had his arm inside trying to unlock driver's door
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 04:40 PM
Thursday

Unsurprisingly the driver through the car into drive when that happened.

According to an affidavit from an FBI agent, Muñoz was in his car when federal law enforcement approached him. He did not comply with commands to get out of his vehicle and drove away. The feds pursued Muñoz and conducted a traffic stop. An ERO agent and an FBI agent approached the car and ordered Muñoz in both English and Spanish to put the car in park and provide documentation, which he did. When the ERO agent ordered Muñoz to exit the car, he refused.

At this point, according to the affidavit, the ERO agent broke the rear driver’s side window of Muñoz’s car and tried to unlock the driver’s door. Muñoz threw the car into drive, speeding off with the agent trapped in the vehicle by his arm and dragged behind the car for 100 yards down the street along the curb, weaving past several cars. The agent was jarred loose from the window, and fell into the street, and Muñoz drove off. The agent suffered serious lacerations on both arms, which required 33 stitches in total to close. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/08/ice-agent-minneapolis-shooting


“I prefer agents who don’t get let themselves get dragged down the street?”

Attilatheblond

(8,307 posts)
3. Been wondering if he has a pattern of jumping in front or on latching onto cars
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 04:25 PM
Thursday

in hope of retiring with a very large windfall from a lawsuit.

Also, Dept Of Justice is now the Dept Of Obfuscation and Homeland Security is now Dept of Fatherland Propaganda

Blaukraut

(5,983 posts)
7. Is Noem insinuating that the guy has PTSD
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 04:48 PM
Thursday

And that’s why he was so trigger happy? So if that’s the case, who cleared him for duty? He should be in therapy instead.

intheflow

(30,012 posts)
13. THIS is the question!
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 05:51 PM
Thursday

Who cleared this sad little snowflake to stop cars again? After he was dragged and needed stitches, after he broke a window as a driver tried to pull away. Gotta say, sending officers suffering from PTSD out with guns looks even worse for these asshats. Who cleared him for duty, indeed?

yaesu

(9,010 posts)
9. No need for NYT, a google search gives his address, phone numbers, living with one parent, I'm sure he's fully doxed
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 05:07 PM
Thursday

by now on social media but not by me.

Coventina

(29,172 posts)
10. I'm abiding by DU's rules about doxxing. Not doing it here.
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 05:09 PM
Thursday

Glad to see it being done elsewhere!

May he never know another moment's peace.....

yaesu

(9,010 posts)
11. Yeah, it's way too easy to play amateur detective now days. I can imagine DHS probably moved him to a military base by
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 05:15 PM
Thursday

now like most of the nazi tRump regime is doing.

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