On November fourth, federal prosecutors charged Brendan Munro Thompson, a 26-year-old from Oakland, with assaulting federal officers with a deadly weapon. The incident occurred on October twenty-third when Thompson allegedly drove a U-Haul truck towards Coast Guard officers in Alameda, California, leading to a shootout. Thompson and a bystander were injured. Authorities believe Thompson may have been experiencing a mental health crisis due to recent housing loss and bipolar disorder episode. If convicted, he faces up to twenty years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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