ICE agent surrenders in Highway 62 gun-pointing case
Gregory Morgan Jr., a federal ICE agent from Maryland, surrendered to Hennepin County authorities Thursday after being charged with pointing a handgun at two people on Highway 62.[1]
He faces two felony counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon for allegedly pointing the gun at two people in another vehicle on Highway 62 on Feb. 5, 2026.[1] The surrender makes Morgan the first agent charged in connection with Operation Metro Surge, the federal deployment to the Twin Cities for an immigration enforcement push.[1]
Operation Metro Surge deployed thousands of federal agents earlier this year, and authorities opened an investigation after the Highway 62 encounter that now resulted in charges against Morgan.[1]
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- Defendant: Gregory Morgan Jr., a federal ICE agent from Maryland, surrendered to Hennepin County authorities on Thursday.
- Charges: Two felony counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon for allegedly pointing a handgun at two people in another vehicle on Highway 62 on Feb. 5, 2026.
- Context: The incident occurred during Operation Metro Surge, when thousands of federal agents were deployed to the Twin Cities for an immigration enforcement push, and Morgan is the first agent charged in connection with that operation.
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