U.S. border guard pleads guilty to harassing B.C. teen

Source: CBC News

A U.S. border guard has pleaded guilty to harassment for threatening to kill a Surrey, B.C., teenager during a road rage incident.

Joel J. Helle, 56, who works at the Blaine border crossing, was sentenced last week to one month of partial confinement.

According to court documents filed in Skagit County, the 17-year-old B.C. resident was driving northbound on the I-5 with his parents and two friends on his way back to B.C. from Seattle on April 23.

The teenager had just changed lanes when he noticed a black BMW following closely behind. The teen changed lanes again, away from the BMW, but it also changed lanes and moved in close to the teen's car, forcing him onto the shoulder of the road.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/08/12/bc-border-guard-harassment.html

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Joel Helle, seen here in his officials identification, has pleaded guilty to harassment. CBC

We have 50 such agents in my community driving around and watching people with binoculars.
If they have been hiring so many people I wonder if they are doing adequate checks on these people. Sounds like this guy has problems and enjoys his power too much. The Homeland Security is adding another layer of police and there is already evidence these people (who do not have much to do by the way) are enthralled with their own power.

Not surprising though. Some people just want the power of authority so they can abuse it.

The courts wouldn't have taken the word of two (teenage) friends.

And yeah, this guy needs to be locked up for psychiatric care, until we're all safe from him.

Love that song.

glbt bros & sis's: doesn't he law enforcement guy look like he has drag makeup on?

sarc/off

They're better off in Canada, anyway.