A Canadian lady has been charged in the US with crossing into Washington state and kicking a border agent within the face.
The accused is going through one depend every of assault on a federal officer and improper entry after the incident Tuesday.
In U.S. district court docket paperwork, the FBI alleges the lady was denied entry on the Peace Arch border crossing, south of Surrey, B.C., as a result of she had a marijuana vape pen.
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The FBI says the accused was later noticed strolling throughout a buffer zone at Peace Arch State Park, the place individuals from each nations can go to one another.
Responding border brokers reported she hurled obscenities, resisted arrest and kicked a feminine supervisor within the face.
The FBI says the lady advised investigators that she was assembly her fiancé to retrieve their canine and didn’t strike anybody deliberately.
She is due again in court docket later this month.
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