Border Agent Charged With Assaulting Police Officer Dies Days After Court Appearance

A Southern California separator supplier charged pinch assaulting a Long Beach constabulary serviceman extracurricular a edifice and resisting apprehension past period died conscionable 2 days aft his astir caller tribunal appearance.

According to nan Riverside County Coroner’s Office, eastbound of Los Angeles, Isaiah Anthony Hodgson died Friday. The mode of decease is still nether investigation.

Earlier successful nan week, Hodgson, 29, appeared successful tribunal and had a preliminary proceeding group for precocious September, according to tribunal documents.

He faced 7 charges, including 3 counts of resisting arrest, 1 count of artillery pinch wounded to a constabulary officer, 1 count of carrying a concealed firearm successful public, 1 count of carrying a concealed firearm and 1 count of carrying a loaded firearm.

He faced 7 years successful situation if convicted. He pleaded not blameworthy to each charges, according to tribunal records.

The charges stem from a July 7 incident erstwhile Hodgson was off-duty and allegedly unruly astatine a celebrated boardwalk destination filled pinch restaurants and shops.

He allegedly entered a women’s restroom astatine a edifice and approached a female who saw his weapon and firearm magazine. Witnesses told constabulary he near nan edifice soon aft nan female told nan restaurant’s head location was a drunk man pinch a weapon wrong nan women’s bathroom.

According to investigators, information guards adjacent nan edifice many times told Hodgson to leave, but he refused. When Long Beach constabulary officers arrived, he allegedly remained obstinate and would not cooperate.

“As Hodgson resisted arrest, he allegedly became agitated and beingness pinch nan officers, injuring 1 of them,” Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said astatine nan time.

“The behaviour exhibited by Mr. Hodgson, a separator patrol supplier who has nan work to uphold nan rule and protect its citizens, is unacceptable and profoundly troubling,” added successful a statement. “No 1 is supra nan law, sloppy of their position aliases badge.