Overview
- Thomas Edwards, 63, faces four counts of fifth-degree assault and one count of obstructing legal process with force.
- Court documents say he followed ICE agents from a Home Depot lot while yelling, blowing a whistle, driving erratically, and making threats.
- Agents reported he motioned as if drawing from his waistband, an agent displayed a service weapon, and a loaded .45 was later recovered from his truck.
- Edwards allegedly told officers he drew his gun because agents pointed a weapon at him and said he would have shot an agent who was aiming at him.
- Dakota County filed charges on Christmas Eve, he made an initial court appearance Wednesday, and another hearing is set for early next month.