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GoFundMe Ignores Own Rules by Hosting a Legal-Defense Fund for the ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good

Dell Cameron

created: Jan. 12, 2026, 6:48 p.m. | updated: Jan. 13, 2026, 6:30 p.m.

The officer was first identified as Jonathan Ross, 43, by the Minnesota Star Tribune. In an email, a GoFundMe spokesperson told WIRED on Sunday night that it was in the process of reviewing all fundraisers tied to the shooting. “GoFundMe’s Terms of Service prohibit fundraisers that raise money for the legal defense of anyone formally charged with a violent crime. That same year, the platform removed a campaign for a South Carolina officer charged in the fatal shooting of Walter Scott. Said a company spokeswoman at the time of the Gray fundraiser: “GoFundMe cannot be used to benefit those who are charged with serious violations of the law.

23 hours, 43 minutes ago: WIRED