Article says perp charged with misdemeanor impersonation.
Perp should also have been charged with felonies — Assisting Escape and Conspiracy.
https://apnews.com/article/north-dakota-immigration-williston-ice-agent-f89f0f070e5c39cd763a5018017ff332]]
BY JACK DURA
Updated 11:48 AM MDT, February 14, 2025
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota man was arrested after authorities say he impersonated an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer and walked an inmate out of a county jail.
The local sheriff said the episode on Tuesday resulted from complacency and human error and won’t happen again.
Shane Al Randall, of Williston, is charged with impersonating officials, a misdemeanor. Court papers say jail staff of the Williams County Correctional Center in Williston had told the inmate that ICE was coming to pick him up. The inmate then called Randall “to have him come pick him up,” authorities said.
Randall arrived and told jail staff he was from ICE when he is not employed by the agency, and the staff released the inmate to him, court documents say.
But get this:
Charge Dismissed For North Dakota Man Accused Of Impersonating ICE Agent
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/shane-al-randall-ice-impersonator-charge-dismissed_n_67f9a73be4b0c859a8c0beee?origin=top-ad-recirc]
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge on Friday dismissed a charge against a man accused of impersonating an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, leading to the improper removal of a man from jail.
State District Judge Kirsten Sjue dismissed the misdemeanor count of impersonating officials against Shane Al Randall of Williston. She ordered his iPhone and $3,000 cash bond returned to him.
The judge’s order, which doesn’t specify why the case was dismissed, came during a hearing about the prosecutor’s motion to dismiss the case.
Williams County Assistant State’s Attorney Nathan Madden had filed to drop the charge in late February, citing “prosecutorial discretion.”
Letting the Feds prosecute it? Those clowns created the problem to begin with.
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