An elderly Bumpass man who owns the Lake Anna Marina today escaped a prison term for pulling a gun on federal agents last year but was hit with a $250,000 fine, the maximum allowed.
Joseph Henry Boggs Sr., 79, was in a powered wheelchair when he faced U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Payne for sentencing.
But in his home on May 4, 2010, he was on his feet when he pulled a .38-caliber revolver on special agents with the Defense Criminal Investigative Service who came calling as part of an investigation into Boggs’ son-in-law.
The agents drew their weapons but no shots were fired and Boggs eventually lowered his gun and walked away from the confrontation.
He pleaded on March 1 to a charge of assaulting, resisting and impeding a federal officer was facing up to 25 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Because of Boggs’ age and health, prosecutors asked for just five months in prison.
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What was the reason for him pulling the gun? Besides them investigating his son in law. Was it not disclosed or did I miss something?
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