At a San Clemente rally in May 2020, Hostetter was taken into custody after allegedly trying to take down fencing blocking off the beach and the pier that had been set up to help curb the spread of the Coronavirus.

Source: http://capoliticalreview.com/trending/ex-la-habra-police-chief-gets-11-year-sentence-for-role-in-jan-6-capitol-riot/

Hostetter has opted to represent himself in the court proceedings, and has seemingly turned on his former allies, accusing Taylor and others of being government informants, though providing no evidence to back up such an assertion.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/01/05/more-than-a-dozen-southern-california-jan-6-defendants-admit-guilt-as-of-2-year-anniversary/