PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WWTI) - A St. Lawrence County couple has pleaded guilty to assaulting, resisting and impeding federal officers.

The announcement was made on Friday by acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Chief Patrol Agent Robert Garcia of the U.S. Border Patrol’s Swanton Sector.

As part of the plea deal, 22-year-old Richard Dominie of Lisbon and 19-year-old Brianna Rathbun of Massena admitted to their part in an incident that occurred around 9:45 p.m. March 12.

Dominie was driving recklessly on County Route 4 in Fort Covington with Rathbun as a passenger. Authorities said a U.S. Border Patrol agent was also travelling west on County Route 4 in an unmarked Border Patrol K9 vehicle, en route to the Massena Border Patrol station to begin his shift.

The agent reportedl

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