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.
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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