27-CR-26-12537
Filed in District Court
5/18/2026
Cambridge Medical Center in Cambridge, MN, where at 8:44 PM Defendant underwent a meditate of Minnesota examination, which included radiographic imaging. At that time, Defendant claimed that, while in the process of trying to detain a suspect, “other persons” came and started hitting Defendant with a broom and a snow shovel. Defendant claimed that these people were trying to hit him in the head, and that Defendant was hit twice in the head with the shovel, but that he did a “good job” of blocking the blows by covering his head.
While Defendant’s account of events mirrored the account he provided to ICE Agent 1 at the scene, this account is not corroborated by the video of the incident or the accounts of Victims 1, 2, 3, or 4. Medical records document that Defendant suffered no demonstrable trauma to his body except for an abrasion to his left hand at the base of his thumb. The abrasion was cleaned off, and Defendant was discharged at 10:52 PM.
Collection and Review of Physical Evidence
Forensic scientists from the BCA responded to XXX 24th Ave. N to document the scene and collect physical evidence. They collected a shovel from the front yard, where the video from the city camera revealed Victim 1 had thrown it prior to Defendant arriving, a 9mm caliber discharged cartridge casing from the ground outside the front entrance of the home, a broom from the front step outside the entrance of the home, and another broom in the foyer. They observed a single bullet hole in the front door of the home. The hole was approximately 36.5 inches from the cement slab outside the residence and approximately 28 inches from the floor of the foyer inside the residence. Across the foyer from the front door, forensic scientists located additional defects in the residence that were consistent with a projectile passing through the front door, across the foyer, and then through the foyer wall, a closet, and a bedroom wall, where the projectile came to a rest. A single projectile was located inside the bedroom wall. The projectile was examined and determined to be consistent with being a jacketed hollow-point bullet fired by a 9mm caliber firearm. Utilizing physical and photographic evidence, forensic scientists conducted a trajectory analysis, finding that “the shot that fired the projectile originated outside of the duplex building, south of the front main door and traveled approximately south to north at a downward angle.”
Defendant’s Statement to FBI
BCA investigators learned that, following the incident, Defendant spoke to FBI agents about the incident. A summary of Defendant’s statement to the FBI was included in an affidavit signed by an FBI agent on January 16, 2026. In the affidavit, Defendant (identified as ERO #1 therein) reported that he was driving an unmarked vehicle with another agent in his passenger seat. They observed a Ford Focus, ran its license plate through ICE databases, and concluded that the registered owner of the vehicle was not a United States citizen. Defendant attempted a traffic stop, but the vehicle fled. Defendant stated that he engaged in a high-speed pursuit of the vehicle with his lights and sirens activated for 15-20 minutes until the pursuit concluded with the vehicle’s driver, Victim 2, coming to a stop on 24th Ave. N and running toward his home. Defendant stated that he exited his vehicle and chased Victim 2 on foot. Defendant stated that he saw a separate male, Victim 1, standing on the porch of the home and heard him yelling at Victim 2 to run faster. Victim 2 then slipped and fell on the ground, and Defendant grabbed Victim 2 to attempt to detain him.
According to the FBI affidavit, Defendant claimed to the FBI that, at that point, Victim 1 grabbed a broom and began striking him in the face and then a third male approached him with a snow shovel and began striking him with the shovel. Defendant claimed that, while being assaulted with a broom and a shovel by two assailants, he continued to tussle with Victim 2. According to the FBI affidavit, Defendant reported that he struggled with the three men “for about three minutes, was exhausted, alone, on the ground, and in fear of his safety.” Victim 2 then freed himself and, according to Defendant, gave him an “angry scowl.” Victim 1 then passed the broom to Victim 2, and, according to Defendant’s account in the FBI affidavit, Victim 2
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