Border Patrol Agent Involved In Controversial Arrests Found Dead In RivCo

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — A border patrol agent who was arrested last month after police say he drunkenly attacked an officer while off-duty in Long Beach was found dead at a home in Riverside County, according to authorities.

It's unclear how Isaiah Anthony Hodgson, 29, died. Deputies with the Riverside County Sheriff's Office said they found the 29-year-old federal agent dead at a home in unincorporated Hemet on Friday. There were no signs of foul play, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

At the time of his death, Hodgson was facing several charges after being arrested outside a Long Beach restaurant, where prosecutors say he was drunk and armed with a handgun.

When officers tried to arrest him, he attacked them, according to the Long Beach Police Department. A condition of his bail was that he could not possess any firearms and had to take at least three alcohol counseling meetings a week, prosecutors said at the time.

A month before his arrest, the 29-year-old was involved in the arrest of Adrian Martinez during an immigration enforcement raid outside of a Walmart in Pico Rivera.

Prosecutors accused Martinez of attacking officers while they were trying to arrest one of his coworkers. Martinez was eventually released, but has since been charged by federal prosecutors with conspiracy to impede a federal officer.

Hodgson's family also confirmed his death through a GoFundMe started on Monday. So far, it has $9,700 out of its $11,000 goal.

"Those of you who knew him know how he brightened up any room he walked in," the fundraiser stated. "We will miss him dearly and we will cherish every single memory."