Brian J. Pedersen Arizona Daily Star | Posted: Friday, July 2, 2010 8:23 am

An 18-year-old Willcox man was arrested Thursday after allegedly attempting to stab a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in Douglas.

The man, whose name was not released, was attempting to re-enter the U.S. at the Douglas Port of Entry about 3 p.m. Thursday when customs agents noticed he kept his hands in his pockets, according to a CBP news release.

When agents asked him to take his hands out of his pocket he produced a knife and attempted to stab one of the agents, the release said.

The agent was able to block the stabbing attempt, and the man was detained and later transferred to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.

He faces charges of assault on a federal officer.

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