Posted on 09/01/2007 2:05:51 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter
SWANTON A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol Agent assigned to the Swanton Sector fired his weapon at an unknown driver who Thursday morning struck him with his vehicle near Alburgh Springs. Another agent, hurrying to aid his colleague, was involved in an auto accident.
The unidentified agent had stopped the vehicle, a gray SUV that had entered the country illegally from Canada, officials from the agency said.
As the agent approached the vehicle, the driver put the SUV in gear and hit the agent twice. The agent, who was uninjured, fired one round from his weapon into the drivers compartment. The driver fled back into Canada with the vehicle.
It is unknown whether the driver of the SUV was injured during his assault on the agent, said authorities today.
A second border control agent responding to the call for assistance was injured when the patrol vehicle he was driving rolled over on an unimproved road. The agent was transported to Northwestern Medical Center, where he was treated for his injuries and released.
U.S. and Canadian law enforcement agencies were informed of the incident and are currently searching for the vehicle and its occupant. Those agencies include the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Vermont State Police.
Border Patrol operations officer Mark Henry this morning was asked whether he felt his office had sufficient resources to deal with current threat levels at and near the border.
We have received a lot of resources, he said. Personnel, technology, infrastructure. And we are going to be receiving more.
Anyone with any knowledge about Thursdays incident is asked to call Henry at the Border Patrol Sector Headquarters in Swanton, (802) 247-2434.
The BIG difference between the two incidents you speak of is that in Port Angeles, there is NO WAY to escape other than to enter the USA past the guards. 20 miles of water is a rather effective deterrent.
My thought also. What can be done to remove the likes of Johnny Sutton? I have yet to even find anything written about his personal life - which might give a clue to his outrageous conduct.
Capital offense! Paging Johnny Sutton...arrest this criminal agent! By order of the Mexican Foreign Ministry.
The border patrol agents are not supported by the American government.
Brother Canadians not to worry, I have Jim Carey on the line here for a new movie (Rhode Island highway Patrol).
And that's why y'all caught the guy in the SUV, right?
A clear violation of policy. Border agents must allow illegal entrants to hit them with their vehicles at least 3 times before shooting.
Nice area. I’ve vacationed up there for many years.
I commend the agent for taking action. I wonder if there are cameras at the border station? There should be!
Unfortunately you are right.
Ping.
No I never heard that story.
This officer at least reported that he fired his weapon immediately. But there is no indication that he preserved the crime scene".
Unless he’s extradited to Canada to face war crimes prosecution, then he'll do 10 years.
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