A Thomaston resident pleaded guilty on Mar. 23 in U.S. District Court in Portland to assaulting a United States Border Patrol agent while the agent was performing official duties.
The case centers on an incident that took place in August 2025, when a U.S. Border Patrol agent responded to a single-vehicle crash in Washington, Maine. According to court records, Olivia Wilkins, age 24, arrived at the scene by car and parked near law enforcement officers. Wilkins expressed concerns about the presence of Border Patrol agents but was allowed to move her vehicle further back so she could continue observing.
As law enforcement took an individual into custody and moved them toward a nearby Border Patrol vehicle, Wilkins reportedly accelerated her car toward the agent and the person being detained. The agent managed to pull the individual off the roadside away from Wilkins’ approaching vehicle. Wilkins stopped before hitting either person, then swerved back into traffic and left the scene. Maine State Police troopers arrested her shortly after.
Wilkins now faces up to 20 years in prison, a fine as high as $250,000, and up to three years of supervised release if convicted at sentencing. Sentencing will occur after completion of a presentence investigative report by the U.S. Probation Office; any sentence will be determined by a federal district court judge considering statutory factors and sentencing guidelines.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated this case.