Thread: OCEANSIDE: Man arrested after fight with Border Patrol agent

OCEANSIDE ---- A 32-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly assaulting a U.S. Border Patrol agent during a traffic stop along Highway 78, authorities said.

A Border Patrol agent pulled the man over about 12:30 p.m. near Jefferson Street. During the stop, the agent determined the driver was in the country illegally, said Agent Jerry Conlin, a spokesman for the agency.

Conlin declined to identify the man. When the agent tried to arrest him, the man became combative and assaulted the agent, Conlin added.

A fight ensued between the two before several Oceanside police officers in the area responded and helped the agent restrain the man.

The man was then arrested, Conlin said, and taken to a local hospital for observation of unspecified injuries.

The agent had a possible broken finger and was taken to a local hospital.

Conlin said the man faces possible assault charges. His immigration status is under investigation, Conlin said

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