A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was recently charged with assaulting a Long Beach police officer and resisting arrest has died, a spokesperson for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed with L.A. TACO.
Twenty-nine-year-old Isaiah Anthony Hodgson made headlines last month after he was charged on July 11 with seven felonies and misdemeanors for drunkenly approaching a woman with a firearm in a women’s restroom at a restaurant in Shoreline Village in Long Beach, and then later injuring a Long Beach police officer while resisting arrest.
“The conduct exhibited by Mr. Hodgson, a border patrol agent who has the duty to uphold the law and protect its citizens, is unacceptable and deeply troubling,” Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman said in a press release announcing charges against Hodgson. “No one is above the law, regardless of their position or badge. Law enforcement officers have a responsibility to always conduct themselves with integrity and professionalism. Our office will pursue prosecution accordingly to ensure justice is served.”