Isaiah Anthony Hodgson was off-duty and armed with a department-issued handgun during the incident at Shoreline Village on July 7 

July 12, 2025 – LONG BEACH, CA – An armed off-duty U.S. Border Patrol Officer was charged with assaulting a Long Beach police officer and resisting arrest in the Shoreline Village parking lot in the city of Long Beach on July 7, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.

“The conduct exhibited by Mr. Hodgson, a border patrol agent who has the duty to uphold the law and protect its citizens, is unacceptable and deeply troubling,” said District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman. “No one is above the law, regardless of their position or badge. Law enforcement officers have a responsibility to always conduct themselves with integrity and professionalism. Our office will pursue prosecution accordingly to ensure justice is served.”

Isaiah Anthony Hodgson (29) is charged in case 25LBCF01236 with three felony counts of resisting an executive officer; one felony count of battery with injury on a peace officer; one misdemeanor count of exhibiting a concealable firearm in public; one misdemeanor count of having a concealed firearm on person; and one misdemeanor count of carrying a loaded firearm on one’s person.

It is further alleged that Hodgson engaged in violent conduct while committing the above offenses, indicating a serious danger to society.

Hodgson was arraigned July 11 in Department S01 at the Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse in Long Beach. His next court date is scheduled for July 17 in Department 20.  The court has ordered that Hodgson not possess any firearms, not leave the State of California, and attend at least three alcohol counseling meetings a week as a condition of his release.

On July 7, Hodgson was allegedly off-duty, intoxicated, and armed with a handgun while at a restaurant in the Shoreline Village in Long Beach. Hodgson allegedly entered the women’s restroom, where he approached a female who observed his handgun and firearm magazine. Hodgson reportedly left the restaurant soon after the female alerted the restaurant’s manager that Hodgson was armed and in the women’s restroom.

Outside of the restaurant in the parking lot, Hodgson was allegedly approached by a security guard who saw Hodgson holding a firearm magazine along with a firearm on his waistband. He allegedly asked Hodgson to leave multiple times as he informed Hodgson that firearms were not permitted on the property. Long Beach police officers responded to the scene after receiving a call about a person with a gun. When they arrived, they reportedly observed Hodgson intoxicated and unwilling to cooperate with their commands as they tried to detain him. As Hodgson resisted arrest, he allegedly became agitated and physical with the officers, injuring one of them.

If convicted as charged, Hodgson faces a possible maximum sentence of seven years in state prison.

The case is being prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Nicholas Liddy and was investigated by the Long Beach Police Department.

The charges filed in this case are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

Source: Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office