Overview
- U.S. District Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo imposed time served, three years of supervised release, and 300 hours of community service.
- The sentence includes a reported $50,000 fine, a $100 assessment, and a prohibition on possessing firearms during supervision.
- Hatch pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm after a 2023 San Diego traffic stop that followed an Instagram Live showing a gun in his waistband.
- Prosecutors said his DNA was found on both recovered firearms and that the guns were purchased in Georgia, while the defense called the incident nonviolent and isolated.
- The case was dismissed and later refiled after shifting 9th Circuit rulings; probation officials recommended up to 46 months, but the judge declined prison time.