"The person prosecutors have accused of accelerating a U-Haul truck backward toward federal agents during an Oct. 23 protest in Oakland, resulting in federal agents shooting the truck, the driver, and a bystander, does not have a criminal history. Federal prosecutors have charged 26-year-old Bella Thompson with assault on a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon following an FBI investigation of the shooting in front of Coast Guard Island."
"On the night of Oct. 23, demonstrators had gathered in front of the entrance to Coast Guard Island, where U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents were said to be staging ahead of a planned immigration enforcement operation in the San Francisco Bay Area. Around 10 p.m., a driver backed a U-Haul rental truck onto the bridge and toward a group of federal officers guarding the Coast Guard Base entrance."
Federal prosecutors charged 26-year-old Bella Thompson with assault on a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon after an Oct. 23 incident in Oakland. Prosecutors say a U-Haul was backed toward federal officers guarding the Coast Guard Island entrance, prompting agents to open fire. Thompson was treated at Highland Hospital for a gunshot wound and has no active warrants or prior convictions, according to her defense attorney. If convicted, Thompson faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. A court will review bail at a hearing scheduled for Friday.
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