2 charged for stealing FBI agent’s credentials, gun

Two suspects were charged for allegedly burglarizing a car and stealing a backpack containing an FBI agent’s credentials and loaded gun last week in Northern California, federal prosecutors said.

Marvin Guerra and Jose Ochoa, both 18, were arrested in San Francisco and released from jail this week, the San Francisco

Chronicle reported Thursday.

Guerra allegedly stole the agent’s backpack after he smashed the rear passenger window of the agent’s rental car in Lafayette, authorities said. Guerra fled the scene in a white car that Ochoa admitted driving, court documents show.

The suspects threw out the stolen items from the car on the Bay Bridge after realizing they belonged to law enforcement, authorities said.

It was not immediately known if Guerra and Ochoa have attorneys who can speak on their behalf.

The agent was having lunch with his wife Feb. 20 in downtown Lafayette when the items were stolen.

Hours later, authorities located Guerra’s residence in San Francisco from captured footage of the vehicle’s license plate. Police have only found a protein bar that was in the stolen backpack.

Guerra was charged with theft of government property, and Gutierrez was charged with theft of government property and aiding and abetting. Both are facing a maximum 10year prison sentence, three years of supervised release, $100 special assessment, forfeiture and a $250,000 fine, according to court records.