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- Criminal investigation launched into Renee Good’s wife for ‘impeding’ ICE before fatal shooting (themirror.com)
DOJ Investigates Widow of Woman Killed by ICE Agent
Minneapolis, MN – Rebecca “Becca” Good, the widow of Renee Nicole Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in January, is now facing a federal investigation by the Department of Justice. The probe centers on allegations that Good impeded an immigration enforcement operation.
According to NBC News, the federal investigation will delve into Becca Good’s alleged connections to activist groups and her actions leading up to the fatal shooting on January 7. However, her attorney, Antonio Ramanucci, stated that his client has not yet been contacted by authorities regarding the investigation. “There has been no contact from the FBI or federal officials indicating Becca Good is the subject of an investigation,” Ramanucci said in a statement.
This investigation follows a December memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi, which outlined how the Justice Department could counter “domestic terrorism.” The memo described actions like Good’s prior to the shooting as potentially falling under this umbrella, specifically targeting groups with an “anti-fascist platform that justifies violence and any other means necessary to combat perceived ‘fascism.'” The memo also listed statutes that could be used to charge “culpable actors, such as certain Antifa-aligned extremists” who are motivated by “extreme viewpoints on immigration, radical gender ideology, and anti-American sentiment… with a willingness to use violence against law-abiding citizenry to serve those beliefs.”
Sources indicate that the investigation into Becca Good will primarily focus on the statute regarding “assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal officers.”
Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother and poet, was killed on January 7 when an ICE agent, identified as Jonathan Ross, shot her multiple times as she drove away from officers who had approached her SUV. Video footage of the incident, which has since gone viral, shows Ross calling Good a “f-ing b-h” before firing. The incident report noted gunshot wounds to her chest, a “possible gunshot wound” to her head, and an “apparent” gunshot wound to her left forearm.
The Trump administration has so far declined to investigate Agent Ross’s actions, which Democrats have described as “reckless.” Instead, the administration has alleged, without presenting concrete evidence, that both Renee and Becca Good were “weaponizing” their vehicle to harm Ross and other ICE agents.
President Trump has previously suggested that the two women were paid agitators working for leftist activist groups to disrupt immigration enforcement operations. “They were following for days and for hours, and I think, frankly, they’re professional agitators,” Trump told reporters last year, promising to crack down on liberal groups.
“I’d like to find out, and we are going to find out who’s paying for it. Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff.”
The probe into Becca Good comes as federal officials also revealed a Justice Department investigation into whether Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have obstructed federal immigration enforcement through public statements. Both Walz and Frey have criticized this investigation as a bullying tactic. Sources familiar with the matter told The Associated Press that this investigation focuses on potential violations of a conspiracy statute.
Governor Walz, in a statement amidst reports of the investigation, said, “Two days ago, it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week, it was Jerome Powell.
Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system and threatening political opponents is a dangerous, authoritarian tactic.”
Mayor Frey echoed these sentiments, describing the investigation as an attempt to intimidate him for “standing up for Minneapolis, our local law enforcement, and our residents against the chaos and danger this Administration has brought to our streets.”