Federal Officer Involved Shooting Update in Patterson 

April 15, 2026 – Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office officials issue an update about the recent officer involved shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez on April 7th in the city of Patterson.

• After receiving treatment at a local hospital, Hernandez was released into the custody of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
• The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office provided a courtesy hold for Hernandez at the Public Safety Center on the evening of Monday, April 13.
• On the morning of April 14, Hernandez was transported by federal officers to Sacramento to appear before a United States Magistrate Judge.
• Hernandez was held to answer for a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 111(b): assaulting, resisting, and impeding federal officers while engaged in official duties with a dangerous or deadly weapon.
• Hernandez is in federal custody and no longer being housed in the Stanislaus County Jail.
• Officers with City of Turlock - Police Department conducted a traffic stop involving Hernandez on April 3, 2026. Family members have alleged that Turlock Police Department notified ICE of the traffic stop; however, no such notification was made. The Turlock Police Department had no involvement in this investigation before, during, or after the April 7 incident.
• This case continues to be investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as the lead agency with the assistance of the Sheriff's Office.

For more detailed information, here is a link to the press release by the U.S. Attorney's Office: Illegal Immigrant from El Salvador Charged with Assault on a Federal Officer with a Deadly Weapon in Patterson

For the Sheriff's Office initial news release: Stanislaus County Sheriff Reports Federal ICE Officer Involved Shooting Occurred in Patterson

Any further questions related to this incident should be directed to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Source: Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office