14-07-2025
Off-duty Border Patrol agent drunkenly assaults cop, California officials say
An off-duty U.S. Border Patrol is accused of drunkenly assaulting a police officer while resisting arrest, California prosecutors say.
Now, Isaiah Anthony Hodgson, 29, has been charged with multiple felonies in connection with the July 7 incident, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said in a July 11 news release.
'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,' District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman said in the release. 'No one is above the law, regardless of their position or badge.'
A Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office spokesperson, Hodgson's legal defense, told The Los Angeles Times they 'could not immediately comment' on his charging.
When asked for comment, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said the 'matter is under investigation' in a July 14 email to McClatchy News.
Hodgson was visiting a Shoreline Village restaurant in Long Beach on July 7 when he entered the women's restroom and approached a woman, prosecutors said.
The woman noticed Hodgson had a 'handgun and firearm magazine,' according to prosecutors.
Shortly after the woman told the restaurant manager about the encounter, prosecutors said, Hodgson left the restaurant.
Hodgson was in the restaurant's parking lot when a security guard approached him after seeing him 'holding a firearm magazine along with a firearm on his waistband,' prosecutors said.
As 'firearms were not permitted on the property,' the security guard asked Hodgson to leave multiple times, prosecutors said.
Long Beach police officers arrived after getting a report of a person with a gun, prosecutors said.
Officers said Hodgson was 'intoxicated and unwilling to cooperate with their commands as they tried to detain him,' prosecutors said.
As officers tried to arrest him, Hodgson resisted, becoming 'agitated and physical with the officers, injuring one of them,' according to prosecutors.
Alyssa Baeza, public information officer with Long Beach police, described the officer's injuries from the scuffle as minor, The Los Angeles Times reported.
'As public servants, we are never off duty. How we conduct ourselves is a reflection of the agencies we serve,' Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said in a Facebook post. 'The behavior of this officer exemplifies a culture of complete disregard for the welfare of our community and undermines public trust.'
Hodgson was charged with 'three felony counts of resisting an executive officer; one felony count of battery with injury on a peace officer; one misdemeanor count of exhibiting a concealable firearm in public; one misdemeanor count of having a concealed firearm on person; and one misdemeanor count of carrying a loaded firearm on one's person,' prosecutors said.
Hodgson, who is scheduled to appear in court July 17, was released from jail custody under the conditions that he not possess any guns, not leave the state and 'attend at least three alcohol counseling meetings a week,' prosecutors said.
If convicted of all charges, prosecutors said Hodgson could be sentenced up to seven years in prison.
