Highway 62 ICE gun case snarls over victims' Fifth Amendment demands
Victims in the Highway 62 gun-pointing case said they will invoke the Fifth Amendment and refuse to testify at a Hennepin County hearing unless the federal government grants them immunity.[1]
ICE agent Gregory Morgan Jr. is charged in Hennepin County with two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon for a Feb. 5 gun-pointing incident on Highway 62.[1] Prosecutors say Morgan drove a black Ford Expedition on the shoulder to pass traffic, then pulled alongside a blocking vehicle, rolled down his window and pointed a handgun at the driver and passenger.[1]
The victims' attorney accused the U.S. Justice Department of unethical intimidation by publicly suggesting the victims had assaulted Morgan with their car.[1] The DOJ denied that charge and called the accusation baseless, saying it had only laid out the facts.[1]
Morgan is the first Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer criminally charged over actions during Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota.[1] Prosecutors and civil-rights advocates say the case could set precedent for how local courts review federal agents' conduct from the surge.[1]
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📌 Key Facts
- ICE agent Gregory Morgan Jr. is charged in Hennepin County with two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon for a Feb. 5, 2026 gun-pointing incident on Highway 62.
- Victims’ attorney says his clients will plead the Fifth and refuse to testify at an upcoming hearing unless they are granted federal immunity.
- The attorney accuses DOJ of unethical intimidation by publicly suggesting the victims assaulted Morgan with their car; DOJ denies this and calls the accusations baseless, saying it only laid out the facts.
- Prosecutors say Morgan drove a black Ford Expedition on the shoulder to pass traffic, then pulled alongside the blocking vehicle, rolled down his window and pointed a handgun at the driver and passenger.
- Morgan is the first ICE officer criminally charged over actions during Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, making this a test case for how federal agents’ conduct during the surge will be scrutinized in local courts.
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