FBI Agent Who Sought Probe of Renee Good's Shooter Resigns After Pressure From Higher-Ups

"Her resignation came after pressure from bureau superiors in Washington, who blocked her from working with the U.S. attorney's office in Minneapolis to investigate Ross, the sources said. Sources similarly told MS NOW that aides to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche directed Minnesota FBI agents to end the investigation into Ross, going so far as to tell both agents and the U.S. Attorney's office to instead investigate Good."

"Agents tasked with examining Good's car to track the path of the four bullets that struck her were instructed to redraft their warrant and change the subject of their investigation to a suspected assault on an officer. A federal judge rejected the altered warrant because Good is deceased, rendering the matter moot. It's extremely rare for judges to reject federal prosecutors' requests for search warrants, as the standard for evidence needed to grant one is low, MS NOW's report noted."

Tracee Mergen, a supervisor in the FBI's Minneapolis field office, resigned after bureau superiors in Washington blocked her from working with the U.S. attorney's office to investigate Jonathan Ross, the ICE officer who shot Renee Good. Aides to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche directed agents to end the investigation into Ross and to investigate Good instead. Agents were instructed to redraft a warrant and change the investigation subject to a suspected assault on an officer; a federal judge rejected the altered warrant because Good is deceased. Six federal prosecutors resigned, and the Minnesota BCA withdrew after evidence access was blocked. Good's death sparked weeks of protests.

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