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New details have emerged surrounding the East Bay woman charged with backing a U-Haul truck toward federal officials at Alameda’s Coast Guard Island last month amid protests over escalating immigration enforcement in the Bay Area.
Bella Thompson, 26, was tackled and handcuffed to a gurney after she tried to flee custody the night of Oct. 23 at an Oakland hospital where she was taken after being shot by Coast Guard personnel, according to an Alameda Police Department report obtained by KQED.
“I wrapped my arms around her torso and used a take-down to bring Thompson onto the ground,” Alameda Police Officer Frank Tom said in the report…