Amid the rise of ICE enforcement actions across different neighborhoods in the U.S., an unusual case of a man brandishing a gun at the federal agents was reported recently. A 63-year-old Dakota County man named Thomas Edwards is facing criminal charges after he started following ICE agents exiting their car from a Home Depot parking lot. He was driving a blue pickup truck and was directly behind the agents as they conducted checks in the West St. Paul area.
As per court documents obtained on the matter, Edwards was spotted driving erratically and was reckless in his behavior. He blew a whistle, screamed and hurled insults towards the agents. At one point during the chase, the man drew up his car next to that of the ICE officers and appeared to brandish a firearm at them from his car window. He mocked them and acted as if he was pulling out a gun from his waistband. It was at this point that the agents acted in defense and pulled out their guns.
However, Thomas Edwards was in no mood to give up on the fight till then. The court documents reveal that the minute one of the agents pulled out his gun, the 63-year-old screamed at the agents, saying, “Get the [expletive] out of here”…