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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

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