A protester was arrested in Minnesota on Saturday after allegedly biting a finger off a Homeland Security Investigations agent.
McLaughlin posted images of the severed finger and two individuals in custody, but she did not specify which suspect bit the agent. She did, however, say both the individuals in the photos assaulted law enforcement officers.
“I have directed my federal prosecutors to file charges for this HEINOUS assault on our brave law enforcement officer,” Bondi wrote.
Further details on the assault or the suspect’s identity have not been released as of publication.
In another incident earlier Saturday, Border Patrol agents were conducting an arrest of an illegal immigrant wanted for “violent assault” when an armed man approached them with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials said.
An agent fatally shot an armed man while trying to disarm him as he “violently resisted,” DHS said in a statement.
“Fearing for his life and the lives and safety of fellow officers, an agent fired defensive shots. Medics on scene immediately delivered medical aid to the subject but was pronounced dead at the scene.”
The agency said, “This looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement.”
The man was later identified as 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse.
Hundreds of protesters flooded the scene, prompting agents to use crowd control measures, DHS said.
The incidents occurred as unrest in Minnesota persists about two weeks after the fatal shooting of protester Renee Good, who was killed by an ICE officer after she appeared to hit an agent with her car during an immigration operation. Authorities maintain the officer acted in self defense.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz activated the state National Guard and urged President Donald Trump to withdraw federal agents from Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Trump both accused Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey of choosing to allow lawlessness and impeding immigration enforcement.