A magistrate judge has ordered federal prosecutors to turn over records about Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Jonathan Ross, the man who killed Renee Good during a confrontation in Minneapolis.
This move is part of an unrelated case involving Roberto Carlos Muñoz-Guatemala, who was charged with dragging Ross with his car after a confrontation in which Ross broke the man’s car window and fired his Taser.
According to The Intercept, “Muñoz-Guatemala’s defense attorney Eric Newmark praised the ruling as key to defending the rights of his client, but also important for public understanding of what transpired in the shooting of Good. ‘My client is entitled to a full hearing and to review these documents to determine whether there’s any basis for a new trial,’ Newmark told The Intercept. ‘Ultimately, we’re seeking dismissal of the charges against my client. This information is important because it will help me provide a full and complete defense.’”
But beyond this, Newmark suggested the information could shed additional light on the Good shooting, which the Trump administration declined to pursue a public and transparent investigation of.
Good, a 37-year-old mother, was seen on video arguing with officers, then trying to turn her car away to escape, before Ross fired multiple times into the car, fatally shooting her. Trump administration defenders have argued that Good’s car was positioned for her to intentionally run down the officers, or at the very least that Ross’ experience being injured in the Muñoz-Guatemala case gave him reasonable cause to fear for his life.
Not only has the Trump administration not punished Ross or worked with state officials in Minnesota on the case, DOJ prosecutors actually tried to investigate whether Good had been part of any extremist groups.
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