Isaiah Hodgson, 29, a U.S. Border Patrol agent, has died, with the L.A. County Public Defender's communications director confirming the death and asking for privacy. Hodgson faced charges of resisting arrest and battery against a peace officer stemming from an alleged drunken confrontation with Long Beach police. No cause of death has been reported, and the Riverside County Sheriff's Department and Department of Homeland Security did not immediately comment. Hodgson once lived in Hemet and participated in recent Trump administration immigration enforcement operations in Southern California, including a controversial detention at a Pico Rivera Walmart.
He was involved in the controversial detention of Adrian Martinez, a U.S. citizen, who was accused on June 17 of interfering in immigration arrests at a Walmart in Pico Rivera, according to Martinez's defense attorneys. Agents rushed the 20-year-old and shoved him to the ground after he confronted them as they tried to arrest one of his co-workers. Footage from the scene shows officers dragging Martinez to a truck.
Hodgson played a visible role in the Trump administration's intensive immigration enforcement efforts in Southern California over the last few months. He was involved in the controversial detention of Adrian Martinez, a U.S. citizen, who was accused on June 17 of interfering in immigration arrests at a Walmart in Pico Rivera, according to Martinez's defense attorneys. Agents rushed the 20-year-old and shoved him to the ground after he confronted them as they tried to arrest one of his co-workers.
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