Overview
- Brendan Munro Thompson, also known as Bella Thompson and Bella Castillo, 26, is charged by federal complaint with assaulting federal officers with a deadly or dangerous weapon.
- Prosecutors say a 10-foot U-Haul reversed toward a line of Coast Guard personnel on Oct. 23 at the bridge to Coast Guard Island as officers shouted commands to stop, prompting them to open fire.
- Thompson made an initial federal court appearance Tuesday, and the next hearing is scheduled for Nov. 10 in the Northern District of California.
- FBI evidence includes surveillance and social-media video and distinctive multicolor pants recovered from Thompson at Highland Hospital that match those seen on the driver.
- Officials report non-life-threatening gunshot wounds to Thompson and a protest bystander, no Coast Guard injuries, and a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.