A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was arrested for drunkenly fighting Long Beach police last month has died, officials said.

The death of Isaiah Hodgson, 29, was confirmed Tuesday afternoon by Natlain Daldalian, communications director for the L.A. County Public Defender’s Office, which was representing Hodgson on charges of resisting arrest and battery against a peace officer.

Daldalian could not immediately provide additional information about Hodgson’s death, but asked the media to “respect his family’s privacy during this time.” The agent’s death was first reported by L.A. Taco, which said the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the agent’s passing. No cause of death has been reported.

Public records show Hodgson once lived in Hemet. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Depar

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