A Malden woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to assaulting federal immigration officers and threatening to kill them during an arrest last year, according to court records and a Justice Department announcement from the FBI’s Boston field office.
Bethany Abigail Terrill, 37, admitted to one count of influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a federal official by simple assault. U.S. Senior District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV has scheduled sentencing for Dec. 16, 2026. Terrill was arrested and charged by criminal complaint in October 2025 and later indicted by a federal grand jury in March 2026.
According to charging documents, federal agents supporting Immigration Enforcement and Removal Operations were carrying out an administrative immigration arrest in Malden when they encountered Terrill outside Malden Court, where she had been for reasons unrelated to their operation.
Prosecutors say Terrill inserted herself into the middle of the arrest, was verbally abusive, tried to physically interfere, and made threatening statements to kill the officers on scene. Body camera footage and agents’ sworn testimony captured the encounter, showing Terrill approaching the agents, filming them on her phone, and pushing through them.
According to the charging documents, Terrill shouted phrases including
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