So who was justified in their action – PB/TK
Former Navy SEAL’s jog near border fence ends in legal war with Border Patrol agent – by Kristina Davis April 11 2017
On an August afternoon in 2014, Alton Jones decided to leave behind his wife and 6-year-old son playing on the sand at Border Field State Park to go for a quick jog near the fence dividing the United States and Mexico.
The jaunt ended in a violent confrontation between the former Navy SEAL and Border Patrol agents, a night in a holding cell and dueling lawsuits being fought in federal court in San Diego.
It is the first time a federal agent has countersued seeking damages for pain and suffering in such a scenario in San Diego.
Jones, who served 13 years as a SEAL until being honorably discharged in 1990, is being represented by the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of San Diego and Imperial Counties. The agent, Jodan Johnson, is being represented by the U.S. attorney’s office.
The lawsuits paint wildly different accounts of what occurred at the border fence on Aug. 9, 2014.
According to Jones’ lawsuit, he and his family left their home across from the Imperial Beach Border Patrol station (which is actually in San Diego city limits) for an afternoon at the southwestern-most corner of the United States. They hauled an umbrella, towels and beach toys to the sand, and Jones left to go for a run.
Dressed in shorts and a T-shirt, an iPhone strapped around his arm and wearing earbuds, Jones jogged down a sand path that appeared to go through a wildlife reserve and up to a paved road near the border fence and Friendship Park, his lawsuit says. Neither the path nor road displayed signage or had barriers that suggested pedestrians were not allowed in the area, the suit states.
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