Cornwall Island man admits to fleeing from border checkpoint
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Source: WWNY)
By 7 News Staff | February 26, 2021 at 7:50 AM EST - Updated February 26 at 7:50 AM
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WWNY) - A Cornwall Island man has admitted to fleeing from the Massena border crossing last year as Customs and Border Protection Officers attempted to search his vehicle.
Federal authorities say 43-year-old Brennan Thompson pleaded guilty to a high-speed flight from an immigration checkpoint.
As part of the plea in federal court in Plattsburgh, he admitted that in May 2020, he was operating a silver Lincoln sedan when he approached the Massena Port of Entry to enter the United States from Canada.