Michael Fagan, 30, pleads guilty in the April 2023 road rage incident where he shot at an ATF agent in East Dallas.
Fagan pleads guilty to one count of assaulting a federal officer using a deadly or dangerous weapon. The plea came before U.S. Magistrate Judge Irma Carrillo Ramirez on Tuesday, October 31.
On April 6, an ATF agent stopped at a red light at the intersection of Garland Road and Gaston Avenue in East Dallas.
The agent observed the SUV’s driver, identified as Mr. Fagan, inside the vehicle yelling and flailing his arms.
The ATF agent believed Fagan was having a medical emergency and asked if the driver was okay.
Mr. Fagan opened his driver-side door and began yelling “incoherently” at the agent. The agent instructed Mr. Fagan to get back in his vehicle.
Mr. Fagan re-entered his vehicle and retrieved a firearm. He then turned to face the agent holding a black semiautomatic pistol in his hand.
The agent ducked down below the dashboard and heard a gun fire.
The agent drew his weapon and fired three shots and hit Mr. Fagan once.
Mr. Fagan fled the scene and was later arrested after he was admitted to Baylor hospital.
Michael Fagan Pleads Guilty – Faces Twenty Years
Fagan was charged via criminal complaint in April 2023 and was indicted in May 2023.
Mr. Fagan now faces up to 20 years in federal prison.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives’ Dallas Field Division, the Dallas Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Dallas Field Office were partners in the investigation.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Withers is prosecuting the case.
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