‘Minnesota Dad’ assaults federal officer

The headline:

Convicted Sex Offender Illegally Present in the Country Assaults Federal Officer During Immigration Removal.

That’s from a U.S. Attorney’s press release put out this evening. Where to begin?

Let’s start with the basics:

Who: Roberto Carlos Munoz-Guatemala, age 39, from Mexico.

He is currently being held in the federal lockup at the Sherburne County jail.

What: Injures federal officer while attempting to flee arrest. Munoz dragged the arresting officer 100 yards with his car, before the officer shook free. Munoz is lucky to be alive, the federal complaint mentions (p. 4, paragraph 9) that two officers pulled their service weapons as he fled the scene.

Munoz was tasered, twice. He was arrested by Bloomington city police a mile from the scene.

When: June 17, 8:00 a.m.

Where: Bloomington, MN.

The backstory, from the U.S. Attorney:

According to court documents, in December 2022, Munoz was charged with repeatedly sexually abusing a minor victim. He was ultimately convicted of Fourth-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct, a felony offense. At the time of his arrest for sexual abuse, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a detainer for Munoz. That detainer was not honored by local authorities and Munoz was released from custody.

Charged in December 2022, convicted of a felony, but freely roaming the streets in June 2025.

That the detainer was not honored is standard practice for “sanctuary state” Minnesota. Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison would have it no other way.

Fox 9’s Seth Kaplan reports:

In the 2022 case, Munoz was found guilty of sexually assaulting his 16-year-old stepdaughter.

So let’s refer to Mr. Munoz as “Minnesota Dad.” Just last week, Gov. Walz was on Capitol Hill defending Minnesota’s sanctuary state policies. WCCO-4 TV reports:

My job as the governor of Minnesota is to make Minnesota the best state in the nation.

So far, it’s working very well for Roberto Carlos Munoz-Guatemala of Mexico.

From state court records, traffic citations indicate that he has been living in Minnesota since at least 2011.

In the felony case, he pled guilty and was originally sentenced in October 2023. His 18-month prison sentence was stayed. Instead, Munoz was sent to the county workhouse for 60 days.

At the time of the offense, Munoz lived with his stepdaughter in Richfield. The mother had left the home some months before.

He was ordered to pay restitution of more than $29,000, of which he still owes more than $28,000.

Munoz appeared in federal court in St. Paul this afternoon (Wednesday). State and federal court records indicate that he requires a Spanish language interpreter for court appearances.

He is due back in federal court in St. Paul on June 24.