Judge dismisses charge against North Dakota man accused of impersonating ICE officer

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Judge dismisses charge against North Dakota man accused of impersonating ICE officer

Updated 6:21 PM EDT, April 11, 2025

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.

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Randall arrived, and staff released the inmate to him, court papers said.

Jail staff soon learned that Randall was not an ICE agent when the real officer arrived, Williams County Sheriff Verlan Kvande previously said. Officers subsequently found and arrested Randall and the inmate.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/north-dakota-williston-immigration-customs-enforcement-f59feb8e84ff39636cc85dfe2cc49bad

[AZJonnie]

1. So now it's a free-for-all, anyone can just pretend to be ICE, get caught red-handed

And walk from the charges, at the prosecutors behest, without explanation? That doesn't bode well in my mind.

[Walleye]

2. We are experiencing full-blown selective enforcement now. Dependent on politics and skin color.