Briggs (left), Miller. Photos: HCSO.

Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:

On Jan. 30, 2023, at about 9 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies on patrol in the Pine Hill area conduct a traffic stop for a vehicle code violation on the 500 block of Herrick Avenue.

Deputies contacted three occupants of the vehicle. The driver, 43-year-old Gordon Dale Briggs Jr., was found to be on Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS). During a search of the vehicle pursuant to the terms of Brigg’s PRCS, deputies located an unsecured loaded firearm and a butterfly knife. A passenger of the vehicle, 37-year-old Jeremi Daniel Miller, was also determined to be prohibited from possessing firearms. Both Briggs and Miller were arrested as a result of their possession of the prohibited items. The third occupant of the vehicle was released at the scene.

Briggs was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of felon in possession of a firearm (PC 29800(a)(1)), carrying a loaded firearm in a public place (PC 25850(a), possession of a switchblade knife (PC 21510), person prohibited in possession of ammunition (PC 30305(a)), driving without a license (VC 12500(a)) and violation of probation (PC 1203.2(a)).

Miller was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of felon in possession of a firearm (PC 29800(a)(1)), carrying a loaded firearm in a public place (PC 25850(a), possession of a switchblade knife (PC 21510) and person prohibited in possession of ammunition (PC 30305(a)).

Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.