Maine Woman Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting a U.S. Border Patrol Agent

A Thomaston woman has received her sentence for assault after driving rapidly toward a U.S. Border Patrol agent in 2025.

Thomaston, Maine Woman is Sentenced for Assaulting a U.S. Border Patrol Agent

Olivia Wilkins, 24, is sentenced to nine months in prison.

She had pleaded guilty to assault in March 2026 for driving her vehicle rapidly toward a Border Patrol Agent.

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The charges stem from an incident that happened in August 2025, when the United States Border Patrol and other law enforcement agencies responded to a one-vehicle crash in the town of Washington, Maine.

Maine Woman Drove Her Car Aggressively Toward a Border Agent at a Crash Site

As members of law enforcement worked on their investigation, a passing vehicle driven by Wilkins parked nearby.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office District of Maine, Ms. Wilkins voiced concerns about why a Border Patrol agent was at the site.

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Officials say she was not required to leave but was allowed to move her vehicle farther away from the crash site so the officers could continue their investigation.

But when a Border Patrol agent walked an individual to a cruiser, Wilkins accelerated toward the agent, who pulled the suspect off the road, away from the path of the vehicle.

Neither the agent nor the suspect was struck by the car that stopped briefly and then fled the scene.

Maine State Police arrested Wilkins a short distance away.

Maine Judge Sentences Thomaston Woman for Assaulting a U.S. Border Patrol Agent

While imposing the 9-month sentence, Chief Judge Walker noted that one of the law enforcement officers had understandably drawn his service weapon and pointed it at Wilkins as she sped toward the agent and suspect.

The judge told Wilkins at her sentencing hearing that she was very lucky the officer had not fired his weapon in defense of the others on the scene.