Tom Homan said earlier this week that Operation Metro Surge was fixed, even as federal agents handed over a digital drive with cellphone data, statements, and video and photo evidence tied to the shooting of Renee Nicole Good. The handoff followed a judge’s order and puts the records into a lawsuit that has already drawn repeated requests since January.
Homan told CBS News, "Things weren't perfect. We addressed it. We fixed it," when asked about the operation. In the Good matter, the drive includes material taken by or of ICE agent Jonathan Ross in the moments before he shot Good, according to the facts in the case.
Renee Good evidence drive
Lawyer Antonio Romanucci said multiple requests for information and evidence since January went without a reply. The federal handoff gives the family and its lawyers the first described package of material: cellphone data, statements, and video and photo evidence tied to the shooting.
The request sits inside a lawsuit connected to a man who was convicted of assaulting Ross during a traffic stop. That link matters because the evidence is not only about the shooting itself; it also sits inside a broader court fight over what happened before the gunfire and what records the family still can press to obtain.
Rebecca, Good’s wife, is still hoping the family’s SUV will be turned over soon. The vehicle is being held in a federal storage facility, leaving one more piece of property in government hands while the evidence drive has now moved in the other direction.
Tom Homan and Metro Surge
Homan’s comment about Operation Metro Surge came earlier this week, before the evidence handoff was described. His line about fixing what was not perfect places the federal response beside the dispute over records in the Good case, where the agency has now produced a digital drive after a judge’s order.
The contrast is straightforward: Homan framed the operation as corrected, while the family’s lawyer described months of unanswered requests. For Rebecca Good, the practical question is not about the operation’s label but about what else the family can still get, including the SUV and any remaining records tied to the shooting.
Stillwater and Minneapolis votes
The same set of facts also shows local pressure elsewhere in Minnesota. Stillwater’s events calendar featured more than 100 days of festivities in 2025, and Mayor Ted Kozlowski said, "I think we’re pretty well maxed out at this point" at a recent City Council meeting.
In Minneapolis, the Charter Commission voted 8-7 on Wednesday not to place a ballot question on the November ballot about changing the appointment process for six city department heads. The departments named were the Health Department, Community Planning & Economic Development, Regulatory Services, Assessing, Civil Rights, and Public Works.
For readers following the Good case, the immediate change is the evidence transfer itself. The next pressure point is what the court does with the material already turned over, and whether the family receives the SUV and any further records it has sought since January.
