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Man Indicted After I-5 Stop Faces 30 Years

5/3/2026

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Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez was indicted in Stanislaus County, California, on two assault counts and one property-destruction count for an April 7 traffic stop on Interstate 5 at Sperry Avenue in Patterson.
After multiple surgeries, the FBI arrested him on April 13 and held him without bail, as a judge deemed him a flight risk on April 20.
If convicted, he faces up to 30 years in prison and a $500,000 fine.

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Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez was indicted in Stanislaus County, California, on two assault counts and one property-destruction count for an April 7 traffic stop on Interstate 5 at Sperry Avenue in Patterson.
After multiple surgeries, the FBI arrested him on April 13 and held him without bail, as a judge deemed him a flight risk on April 20.
If convicted, he faces up to 30 years in prison and a $500,000 fine.