An Arizona man was sentenced to over two years in prison after pointing a gun at a border patrol agent, according to officials.
Erik Alberto Beal, 28, was sentenced to 32 months in prison and 36 months of supervised release for the incident on Tuesday, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona.
Prosecutors claimed Beal had previously pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer.
Details on why the Arizona man was sentenced
Last April 11, two border patrol agents were looking for an unauthorized migrant who they witnessed crossing into the United States near Beal’s home in Nogales.
The agents had split up and were investigating around the house when a side door opened and a pit bull charged out at one of them. The agent drew his service weapon, pointed it at the dog, and started shouting.
Prosecutors said that’s when Beal left the house, retrieved a handgun from his truck, loaded it, and pointed it at the agents, who were in uniform.
A brief standoff ensued between the two until the second border patrol agent arrived and pointed his service weapon at Beal. That’s when Beal lowered his weapon.
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