Overview
- Thompson, 26, made an initial appearance Tuesday; a detention status and preliminary hearing is set for Nov. 10 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore.
- The complaint alleges Thompson reversed a 10-foot U-Haul toward a line of U.S. Coast Guard personnel on Oct. 23 as they shouted commands to stop, prompting defensive gunfire.
- Thompson drove away and later received treatment for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, and officials say a bystander was also injured.
- Investigators say surveillance and media footage, plus distinctive multicolor pants recovered at Highland Hospital, linked Thompson to the driver, followed by a psychiatric admission.
- The confrontation occurred near Coast Guard Base Alameda during protests over a planned immigration enforcement surge that had been called off hours earlier, and the charge carries up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.