A Connecticut man allegedly assaulted a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer in Lubec last month.
The U.S. attorney’s office on Friday identified the suspect as 29-year-old Devin Austin Bishop of Manchester, Connecticut.
Bishop allegedly sped across the bridge connecting Campobello Island in Canada to Lubec on Feb. 22.
A border officer pursued Bishop, who allegedly failed to stop for inspection at the crossing.
Bishop eventually came to a stop on a road in Lubec, where he allegedly assaulted the officer and resisted arrest, at one point grabbing the officer’s gun, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
The gun went off during the struggle, but no one was hit.
A passing driver helped the officer subdue Bishop.
Bishop has been charged with assaulting a federal officer and failing to report his arrival and present for inspection at the border crossing.
If convicted, Bishop faces up to eight years in prison on the assault charge and one year in prison on the failure to report charge.
