Charges against man shot and injured by federal agent to be dismissed

MINNEAPOLIS — The charges against the man shot by a federal agent on Jan. 14 in north Minneapolis will soon be dismissed, according to court documents.

In a motion filed Wednesday, Minnesota U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen urged the court to dismiss with prejudice the complaint against Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis and Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna, saying that newly discovered evidence wasn’t consistent with the allegations. A federal judge will need to sign off before the charges are officially dismissed.

Sosa-Celis and Aljorna were accused of striking an ICE officer during an attempted arrest in Minneapolis last month, leading the officer to fire his weapon and strike Sosa-Celis in the leg. The Department of Homeland Security said both men are in the United States illegally…

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