The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis this week had previously survived a harrowing incident where he was dragged by a car for 100 yards, leaving him with lasting physical scars and a fear he might die, the Daily Mail can reveal.
A Previous Brush with Death
Agent Jonathan Ross, 43, described in his own words to a court last month how he ‘feared for my life’ during the earlier confrontation, which left him in ‘very excruciating pain’. He publicly displayed scars from the June 2025 incident, where his arm was trapped in a car window as a suspect fled.
Ross estimated the vehicle was travelling at speeds up to 40mph as it dragged him for 12 seconds. His injuries were severe, requiring 33 stitches. He told the court he was terrified of being run over, stating: ‘I was fearing for my life. I knew I was going to get drug... I didn't know how long I would be dragged.’
Fatal Shooting Sparks National Reckoning
On Wednesday, Ross fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good inside her SUV in Minneapolis. The incident has ignited mass street protests and a fierce national debate over the Trump administration's immigration policies.
The Department of Homeland Security asserts Ross acted in self-defence, claiming Good ‘weaponized’ her car and attempted to run him over. In response, anti-ICE protesters have clashed with police, and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has asked ICE to leave the city.
Details of the Prior Assault
The earlier life-threatening event occurred in Bloomington, Minnesota, on June 17, 2025. Ross and colleagues were attempting to arrest Roberto Carlos Munoz, an illegal immigrant from Mexico and a convicted sex offender.
During a three-day trial in December, Ross testified as the key prosecution witness. He described approaching Munoz's car, giving orders in English and Spanish, and breaking the rear window when Munoz failed to comply. The suspect then drove off at rapid speed, trapping Ross's arm.
‘He almost swiped me off on my vehicle, and at this point I feared for my life,’ Ross told the jury. He deployed his Taser through the window crack but it had no apparent effect. ‘I'm still hanging on, and I think at this point I'm being drug,’ he recounted.
He was eventually jarred loose, rolling onto the road. An FBI agent had to apply a tourniquet to stem heavy bleeding. The wounds later became infected, causing significant pain and limited mobility for weeks.
In December, a jury at the U.S. District Court in St. Paul found Munoz guilty of assault on a federal officer with a dangerous weapon and causing bodily injury.
Ross, an Iraq war veteran who served as a US Army machine gunner in 2004-2005, joined the Border Patrol in 2007 and ICE in 2015. He is now a deportation officer with Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), tasked with targeting ‘higher value targets’ in Minnesota.
