Overview

• Riverside County officials confirmed 29-year-old Isaiah Anthony Hodgson died on Aug. 22 in the Hemet area after deputies found him unresponsive and reported no evidence of foul play at the scene.
• Hodgson had appeared in court earlier in the week, pleaded not guilty, and had a preliminary hearing set for late September, according to court records.
• He faced three felony counts of resisting an executive officer, one felony count of battery with injury to a peace officer, and several misdemeanor firearm charges, carrying a potential seven-year sentence if convicted.
• Prosecutors said the charges stemmed from a July 7 incident in Long Beach in which Hodgson, off duty and intoxicated, entered a women’s restroom while armed, then resisted arrest, leading officers to subdue him with a stun gun and leaving one officer with a minor injury.
• Coverage also notes Hodgson’s recent involvement in a contentious immigration enforcement detention in Pico Rivera that drew public scrutiny, and agencies directed inquiries about his death to Riverside County authorities.