CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A school bus driver in Charlotte is now facing four misdemeanor charges after a run-in with federal agents last week during immigration enforcement operations. What You Need To Know Heather Morrow faces misdemeanor charges accused of blocking access to federal property, preventing agents from doing their jobs, failing to comply with orders and misdemeanor assault Morrow faced federal felony charges before, but the government dropped the charges Monday Morrow’s attorney released a 49-second video of Morrow’s interaction with officers, contradicting the allegations in the dismissed felony charges U.S. Department of Homeland Security said anyone, regardless of immigration status, who assaults an ICE officer will face federal felony assault charges It happened on Nov. 16, the second day of Operation Charlotte’s Web, outside a Department of Homeland Security Office in Charlotte. Operation Charlotte’s Web was the name of an immigration enforcement operation carried out by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in North Carolina that, according to DHS, led to 370 arrests. The department said that 44 of the undocumented people arrested had a criminal history. Heather Morrow is accused of obstructing the use of entrances on federal property, impeding and disrupting performance of official duties of government employees, failure to comply with lawful direction of authorized individual and assaulting, resisting, impeding, intimidating and interfering with persons performing official duties. These charges come after the government dropped federal felony charges against Morrow on Monday. The dismissed case claimed she had grabbed an officer’s shoulders and attempted to jump on the officer’s back. Morrow’s attorney, Xavier de Janon from People’s Law Collective, pushed back against this narrative, showing a 49-second video of the encounter, which doesn’t show her jumping on the officer’s back. The video starts with an unmasked officer wearing tactical gear in the parking lot of the ICE facility in Charlotte telling those present to move, while warning them he will use pepper spray. Seconds later, masked officers with tactical vests are seen moving traffic cones, telling the crowd they can’t block their way. Court documents allege a federal officer was arriving to work and was attempting to change into his uniform at the office before beginning his shift. However, it alleges the officer was unable to do this because cones and subjects standing shoulder to shoulder were blocking the entrance lane. Then, the complaint claims the officer activated emergency lights and used his vehicle’s PA system to tell those present they were blocking traffic and if they didn’t move, they would be arrested. The next part of the video happens quickly as the person recording the video runs to capture the moment. At that time, you could see a man wearing a green hoodie, identified as an officer in the complaint, tackling a man seen on the video blocking a vehicle with flashing lights earlier. As Morrow tries to intervene, a second officer steps in and tackles her. While she disputes the charges against her, she explained to me the reason she was protesting as an American citizen. “Just as a human being, I feel I just want to take it back to that. It personally affects me because my neighbors are all different colors. We make up a beautiful fabric on this so-called America,” Morrow said. Morrow said she was unaware of the arresting agency because the officers didn’t identify themselves. From court documents, we learned officers on scene from Enforcement and Removal Operations, which are part of ICE. De Janon said at the beginning he had trouble locating his client. “We don’t know where they are. They’re not in any system. They’re not in any jail. There’s no report,” De Janon. When De Janon arrived at the scene of the arrest, he said he was directed to FBI offices, where she spent several hours. She then transferred to the Gaston County Jail where she was released the next morning, according to De Janon. Morrow and another protester could still face time behind bars. One of the charges carries a maximum of 1 year imprisonment, a maximum $100,000 fine or both and no more than 1 year supervised release. Spectrum News 1 reached out to DHS Wednesday about this case and was directed to the U.S. Attorney’s Office but has not heard back. Wednesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement posted on X that assaulting an ICE officer is a serious federal crime. “Anyone — regardless of immigration status — who assaults an ICE officer WILL face federal felony assault charges and prosecution to the fullest extent of the law,” said the post. Follow us on Instagram at spectrumnews1nc for news and other happenings across North Carolina.