Sacramento man shot by federal agent in 2015 pleads guilty to drug, gun charges
A Sacramento man who was shot by a federal agent in an Oak Park back yard in 2015 pleaded guilty to drug and gun charges, federal prosecutors said.
Jason Raysean Broadbent entered a plea in Sacramento federal court to assaulting federal officers with a deadly weapon, possession of methamphetamine near a school with intent to distribute, being a felon in possession of a firearm and other charges, records show.
He was shot in 2015 when officers with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives served a search warrant on a home in the 3900 block of 17th Avenue. Broadbent was staying at the home with his girlfriend and her 4-year-old child, according to prosecutors and previous Bee reporting.
Agents entered the home and announced their presence when Broadbent fired at them through a wall, the plea agreement filed on Thursday said. He then fled into the backyard. He brandished a weapon at agents and was shot several times by Special Agent Jon Judkins, the agreement said.
Broadbent was hospitalized at the time in stable condition. The incident led to the lockdown of nearby Christian Brothers High School and Father Keith B. Kenny and Oak Ridge elementary schools.
Later that day, agents searched the home and found two pounds of methamphetamine and several firearms in a blue Eddie Bauer bag. They also searched Broadbent’s home in Sacramento, where they found 2.5 pounds of methamphetamine, two AR-15 style assault weapons that did not have serial numbers and a loaded pistol, the plea agreement filed on Thursday said.
Broadbent faces a possible life sentence and a fine of $20 million, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith said. Broadbent is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 23. His plea agreement also discusses a possible sentence of 50 years.
After the shooting incident involving the search warrant, Broadbent was charged with weapons and drug trafficking offenses by Yolo County and has been in custody ever since. He was convicted on those charges in 2018 and is currently serving time at Corcoran Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, records show.
