Connecticut Man Arrested, Charged with Assaulting a Federal Officer and Failing to Report Arrival to the US

BANGOR, Maine: A Manchester, Connecticut man was arrested today and charged by criminal complaint with assaulting a federal officer and failing to report his arrival and present for inspection on February 22, 2026.

As alleged in the criminal complaint, Devin Austin Bishop, 29, drove at high speed across the bridge from Campobello Island, Canada into the U.S., at one point veering into the outbound lane to travel into Lubec. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officer who was on duty at the Lubec Port of Entry pursued Bishop in an agency vehicle. Bishop got out of his car on a road in Lubec. He forcibly assaulted and resisted the officer when the officer attempted to arrest him, grabbing for the officer's firearm. During the struggle, the firearm discharged but no one was hit. The officer was eventually able to take Bishop into custody with the assistance of a passing motorist.

If convicted, Bishop faces up to eight years in prison on the assault charge and one year in prison on the failure to report charge.

The FBI is investigating the case with assistance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

A complaint is merely an allegation and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.