Tykeam Jackson, Assaulting Officer, Massachusetts 2022

Brockton Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Officer with Vehicle

— A Brockton man, Tykeam Jackson, 27, pleaded guilty to assaulting, resisting or impeding a federal officer on April 7, 2022, in Boston.

Jackson was arrested in August 2020 and charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding a federal officer, a charge that carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000.

According to court documents, the incident occurred on July 27, 2020, when a deputized federal law enforcement officer stopped Jackson in Avon for speeding. Instead of exiting his vehicle, Jackson accelerated the vehicle, dragging the officer for several feet and throwing them to the ground. He then sped away, driving in and out of a public parking lot where he swerved around pedestrians and other vehicles, ignored traffic signals and drove into oncoming traffic.

At the time of the offense, Jackson was on probation resulting from an armed robbery conviction in Suffolk Superior Court. After attempting to cross all three travel lanes, Jackson lost control of the vehicle and crashed head-on into the guardrail. He exited the vehicle, ran across Route 24 and was subsequently found running into and obstructing traffic on a nearby roadway.

United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins, James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, New England Field Division, and Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey made the announcement. The Massachusetts State Police provided assistance with the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah B. Hoefle of Rollins’ Organized Crime & Gang Unit is prosecuting the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the government’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them.

Sentencing for Jackson has been scheduled for September 13, 2022.

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