Off-duty ICE agent from Texas charged with assault in California. Police say homeowner shot him

An off-duty ICE agent who is charged with felony assault involving a homeowner and his daughter in California was allowed to bail out of jail Tuesday.

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David Gonzalez III is expected to be released from the Fresno County jail after posting bail of $37,000. The judge allowed him to return to his native Texas to await further court hearings, said his attorney Brian Andritch.

Gonzalez was arrested early Oct. 9 after he was discovered, unconscious, on the front lawn of a home near Dudley Avenue and Broadway Street in the Tower District of Fresno, in California’s Central Valley. The woman who lives in the home notified her 72-year-old father, the homeowner. Her father woke up Gonzalez, who then allegedly attacked the man.

Police said the homeowner’s daughter try to help her father, but Gonzalez allegedly pushed her to the ground. The homeowner, who was armed, shot Gonzalez once before the agent was arrested, police said.

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Gonzalez appeared in court Tuesday in a jail jumpsuit and a wheelchair as he recovers from his injuries. He is charged with felony assault, causing injury to an elder adult, vandalism and one misdemeanor charge of battery.

He has pleaded not guilty to all the charges. If convicted, he faces a maximum of 4 years and 8 months.

His next court appearance will be on Jan. 14, 2027.

This story was originally published October 21, 2026 at 11:05 PM with the headline “Off-duty ICE agent from Texas charged with assault in California. Police say homeowner shot him.”

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