Rebekah Jones, Assaulting a Federal Officer, Texas 2022

A woman who pointed a loaded gun at an FBI agent during her boyfriend's arrest was sentenced Thursday to almost six years in federal prison.

Rebekah Jones, 30, was charged via criminal complaint in December 2021 and indicted later that same month. She elected to proceed to trial.

In November 2022, a federal jury found her guilty of assaulting a federal officer using a deadly weapon.

Jones was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk to 71 months in prison.

“The men and women of the FBI routinely risk their lives undertaking high-stakes operations, knowing each one could end in tragedy. This arrest was no exception. Thankfully, this agent’s deft action protected not only himself and his colleagues, but the defendants he would go on to apprehend,” said U.S. Attorney Leigha Simonton.

“The defendant knowingly assaulted a federal officer attempting to conduct a lawful arrest. Her actions threatened the safety of not only this officer, but also others who were present. We are grateful to our partners at the U.S. Attorney’s Office and Randall County’s Sheriff’s Office for assisting us in holding this individual accountable,” said FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge B. Chad Yarbrough.

At her trial, agents testified that she became combative when they attempted to arrest her boyfriend, Christopher Stephen Brown, who’d been charged with threatening to kill certain members of the Beth-Din, a Jewish rabbinical court.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/woman-who-pointed-gun-officer-during-boyfriends-arrest-sentenced