Also on Wednesday, Pretti's family retained attorneys who had helped prosecute an officer in the death of George Floyd. The developments come after President Donald Trump and local Democratic leaders worked together to ease the tension from the incident Saturday. Steve Schleicher is representing Michael and Susan Pretti, the activist's parents, pro bono according to a statement from the family. On Tuesday, it was revealed that Pretti had gotten into a separate confrontation with federal agents about a week before his death. "That day, he thought he was going to die," said a source who had spoken to Pretti.