A man who drove a U-Haul truck toward U.S. Coast Guard personnel in San Francisco last month was charged Oct. 30 with assault on federal officers, according to the Justice Department.

Justice said that on Oct. 23, Brendan Munro Thompson, 26, accelerated toward Coast Guard personnel standing watch on a bridge connecting Coast Guard Island, which houses Coast Guard Base Alameda, with Oakland, California.

“Let this be clear: there is zero tolerance for assault on federal officers or property, and those who do so will face federal criminal charges,” U.S. Attorney Craig H. Missakian said.

Several dozen demonstrators were gathered nearby at the time of the incident, protesting possible deployment of Homeland Security Department personnel to San Francisco. President Donald Trump had threaten

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