Man Charged for Brake-Checking, Flipping Off Border Patrol on I-96 Michigan

Jacob Nathaniel Len, a 30-year-old man from Ypsilanti, Michigan, has been charged federally for deliberately brake-checking and flipping off U.S. Border Patrol agents while they were transporting 15 detained immigrants on Interstate 96. On July 7, Len drove his BMW aggressively in front of the Border Patrol transport van without signaling, forcing the agents to slam on their brakes multiple times, which caused the detainees to be jolted inside the vehicle. The agents, who were driving in two marked vehicles, were taking the detainees from the Gibraltar Border Patrol Station to the North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin. Len was arrested, made an initial court appearance on August 4, and released on bond, with his next hearing scheduled for August 25. Authorities, including U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. and FBI Special Agent in Charge Cheyvoryea Gibson, condemned Len's reckless behavior as endangering federal agents, detainees, and other drivers, emphasizing that interfering with federal officers will not be tolerated. The FBI is leading the investigation into the incident.