A person who allegedly “bit the finger off” of a Homeland Security Investigations officer in Minneapolis on Saturday has been arrested, Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on social media.
“I have directed my federal prosecutors to file charges for this HEINOUS assault on our brave law enforcement officer,” Bondi said in the post.
The suspect who allegedly bit the finger off of an HSI agent in Minnesota today has been arrested and is in custody. I have directed my federal prosecutors to file charges for this HEINOUS assault on our brave law enforcement officer.
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) January 25, 2026
Earlier, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the protester bit off the officer’s finger following the shooting of 37-year-old Illinois-born intensive care unit nurse Alex Pretti. DHS’s claim has not been verified by NBC News.
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin also shared graphic images in a post on X of what appear to be the tip of the finger and the bloody wound.
“He will lose his finger,” McLaughlin said in the post.
McLaughlin’s post, including the images, has been reposted by White House officials and President Trump.
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