The Latest Breaking News from Booker Hodges

Worker who performed background checks for ICE, HSI and FBI arrested in prostitution sting in Minnesota

Bloomington Police arrested 30 men in a prostitution sting, including a Department of Defense worker who conducted background checks for federal employees like ICE and FBI hires. Police Chief Booker Hodges announced the operation, "Operation Looking for Love in All the Wrong Place," which led to the arrests.

The Times of India · Feb 11

A Viral Story Claims an ICE Worker Was Caught in a Child Sex Trafficking Sting. The Truth Is Much Stranger.

The way people are misconstruing this prostitution sting mirrors the way ICE tries to mislead us about deportation stings.

Reason · Feb 11

ICE Employee Attempts to Avoid Arrest by Saying He's ICE After Allegedly Seeking Sex With Minors

An ICE auditor in Minnesota was arrested during Operation Creep for allegedly attempting to meet a minor, claiming his federal role to avoid detention.

International Business Times UK · Jan 13

3 charged in Mall of America killing days before Christmas

Three suspects have been charged Thursday in connection to the Mall of America shooting on Dec. 23 that killed 19-year-old Johntae Hudson, of St. Paul, inside the mall’s Nordstrom store

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2022

3 teens charged in Mall of America shooting that killed St. Paul man

MINNEAPOLIS — An 18-year-old and two juveniles were charged Thursday in connection with a fatal shooting last week at the Mall of America that sent shoppers into an active shooter lockdown for a third time since last holiday season.

Tribune News Service · Dec 29, 2022

Mall of America shooting victim identified as Johntae Hudson of St. Paul

MINNEAPOLIS — A 19-year-old from St. Paul was the victim in the fatal shooting Friday at the Mall of America in a dispute between two groups of young men at Nordstrom, his sister wrote in a post for an online fundraiser.

Tribune News Service · Dec 25, 2022

Five arrested over deadly shooting at Minnesota’s Mall of America

Friday’s incident marked the mall’s first shooting homicide in its history

The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2022

Five people have been arrested after a deadly shooting at Minnesota's Mall of America

Five people were arrested in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man at the Mall of America that sent the commercial center into lockdown on one of the final days of the holiday shopping season.

WEKU · Dec 25, 2022

5 arrested in deadly shooting at Minnesota's Mall of America

Police say five people have been arrested in a fatal shooting at Minnesota's Mall of America that sent the sprawling commercial center into lockdown on one of the final days of the holiday shopping season

The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2022

Police arrest 5 people in fatal Mall of America shooting

MINNEAPOLIS — Police arrested five people Saturday in connection with a fatal shooting the night before at the Mall of America, and Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said all would face murder charges.

Tribune News Service · Dec 25, 2022