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Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent Pleads Not Guilty to Assaulting Officer, Released Under Restrictions

A judge barred him from leaving California or possessing firearms; mandated alcohol counseling; set a trial date following his July 11 arraignment

General view of Shoreline Village and the Long Beach Marina on October 24, 2022 in Long Beach, California.  (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
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With Southern California counties moving into less restrictive tiers businesses will be able to accommodate larger capacity and places such as Shoreline Village may see larger crowds in Long Beach on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

Overview

  • Isaiah Anthony Hodgson, 29, pleaded not guilty July 11 to three felony counts of resisting an executive officer, one count of battery causing injury to a police officer and multiple misdemeanor weapons offenses
  • Prosecutors say the off-duty agent was intoxicated and armed with a handgun at a Shoreline Village restaurant on July 7 when he entered the women’s restroom and later injured an officer during his arrest
  • The court released Hodgson on his own recognizance under conditions barring firearm possession, restricting travel to California and requiring at least three weekly alcohol counseling sessions
  • He faces a maximum of seven years in state prison if convicted on charges that include exhibiting a concealed weapon and carrying a loaded firearm
  • The Department of Homeland Security has opened a personnel investigation into the incident as local officials emphasize that no law enforcement officer is above the law