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Federal prosecutors have charged a 26-year-old Oakland, California , man after he allegedly drove a U-Haul truck toward U.S. Coast Guard personnel guarding a California base last month, prompting officers to open fire in a dramatic incident caught on video.

According to court documents unsealed Tuesday, Brendan Munro Thompson, who also goes by Bella Thompson and Bella Castillo, was charged with assaulting federal officers with a deadly or dangerous weapon after allegedly driving a U-Haul truck toward personnel stationed outside Coast Guard Base Alameda Oct. 23.

Video of the incident shows the U-Haul reversing toward security personnel positioned near a barricade at around 10 p.m. on the bridge connecting Coast Guard Isla

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