A person told CNN that Alex Pretti, the man fatally shot by a border patrol agent over the weekend in Minnesota, suffered a broken rib during a confrontation with an ICE agent the week before.
It is unclear how Pretti first came to the attention of federal authorities, but sources told CNN that about a week before his death, he suffered a broken rib when a group of federal officers tackled him while he was protesting their attempt to detain other individuals.In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said that “DHS law enforcement has no record of this incident.”A memo sent earlier this month to agents temporarily assigned to the city asked them to “capture all images, license plates, identifications, and general information on hotels, agitators, protestors, etc., so we can capture it all in one consolidated form,” according to correspondence reviewed by CNN.
Of course, CNN framed Pretti as an innocent bystander, claiming the incident “is another reflection of the aggressive approach federal agents are taking with observers and protesters – a philosophy underscored by the request for agents to collect information about protesters whose activities are broadly protected by the First Amendment.”
Yeah, let’s take a look at the incident again: “he suffered a broken rib when a group of federal officers tackled him while he was protesting their attempt to detain other individuals.”
Wow. It must have been chaotic. How could this happen? Let’s see:
The earlier incident started when he stopped his car after observing ICE agents chasing what he described as a family on foot, and began shouting and blowing his whistle, according to a source who asked not to be named out of fear of retribution.Pretti later told the source that five agents tackled him and one leaned on his back – an encounter that left him with a broken rib. The agents quickly released him at the scene.“That day, he thought he was going to die,” said the source.
FIVE agents tackled him?
CNN said it reviewed records that showed Pretti received “medication with treating a broken rib.”
But does anyone have proof that the incident even happened?
Honestly, it sounds like a story you would tell because you’re too embarrassed to admit you tripped over your feet and broke a rib.
DHS told ICE agents in Minneapolis to submit a form called “intel collection non-arrests” with information on any agitators or protesters they encounter.
Remember, DHS said it has no record of the incident described by Pretti and the source.
But the source insisted that federal agents knew of Pretti.
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