Speaking to the White House Press Corps on Monday, 19 January 2026, United States Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed that the U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to posthumously try Renée Good in connection with the incident on 7 January 2026, in which ICE agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot her, and that the Department intends to seek the death penalty against her.

Mr Blanche stated that the primary charge being brought against Ms Good is: “Weaponising her vehicle and her ‘sass’ to inflict serious bodily and psychological harm on a federal law enforcement officer on duty.”

Addressing the fairness and utility of a posthumous prosecution, Mr Blanche noted:

“The frightening level of ‘sass’ to which Mr Ross was exposed while simply performing his duty on 7 January 2026 has left him traumatised for life. It does not help that everyone in the country has seen videos in which he was ruthlessly mocked, including being called a ‘Big Boy’—and not for the right reasons. The official U.S. Government narrative also depicts Mr Ross as someone who is easily prone to defecating in his pants. All of this has had a devastating effect on Mr Ross’ sense of manhood.”

“We intend to remedy this injustice by duly trying and then executing Ms Good so that the official cause of death may be changed from ‘being shot by a trigger-happy coward’ to ‘being too sassy for her own good’.”

 Mr Blanche confirmed that the U.S. DoJ would “immediately commence impeachment proceedings against any judge unable to ensure the delivery of a just and speedy death sentence in the case.”