Gerardo Rodriguez, 45, of Temecula, faces charges that include assault with a deadly weapon, child endangerment and assault by a public officer in connection with the incident. According to attorney Greg Kirakosian, Rodriguez pointed a firearm at his teenage client.

“My client, 17-year-old Mexican-American, was just dropping somebody off there,” Kirakosian said.

Surveillance video captured the confrontation, which happened shortly after 10 p.m. on Nov. 10 in Temecula. At the time, the teen, who is a U.S. citizen, was driving along Daybrook Terrace, taking a friend home when he was confronted by Rodriguez.

“Get out of the car. Put it in park,” Rodriguez can be heard ordering the teen in the video.

After hearing of the commotion, the boy’s mother arrived at the scene with her son’s passport to prove his citizenship. The boy’s father called the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, who arrived shortly after.

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/off-duty-federal-agent-arrest-temecula/3805911/