– The Eureka City Council has called an emergency meeting tomorrow to ratify (or not, we suppose) the firing of Eureka Police Chief Garr Nielsen. The bulk of the meeting will take place in closed session, but there will be time for public comment, and you can bet there will be plenty of that.

We will leave others to speculate about the timing of this, but we will let you know that the meeting is scheduled for 1 p.m. tomorrow in Eureka City Hall.

– If you missed this morning’s Times-Standard, you should at least know that there were an extraordinary number of important stories in there today. The DA will not press charges in the drowning death of 20-month-old Caden Cathey, who fell off a Eureka pier strapped to his stroller in March. The California Fish and Game Commission passed a tribal exemption for gathering rights under new Marine Life Protection Act regulations on the North Coast, but tribes are not entirely satisfied. That was, in fact, the body of HSU foreign exchange student Jian Kang found in the Trinity River yesterday. There’s an update on last year’s audacious rogue clearcutting of a Trinidad sacred site; both criminal and civil cases are pending against former Arcata Mayor Sam Pennisi and his wife. A local crab boat, the Deenie Lynn, went down off San Francisco’s Fort Point yesterday morning (see Coast Guard photo above). And really, quite a lot more.

– Yesterday, we pointed you to the brave Two Rivers Tribune interview with Jason Hunsucker, a Hoopa man on the lam from murder charges. Well, today Hunsucker was spotted in the Hoopa Valley riding an ATV, but officers were unable to bring him into custody. Just a matter of time, one would think.

Sheriff’s Office press release follows:

On June 29, 2011, approximately 10:30 p.m. a Humboldt County Sheriffs Deputy and Hoopa Tribal Police Officer were working in the Hoopa Area when they spotted an All Terrain Vehicle (A.T.V.) traveling southbound on State Route 96, North of Hostler Field Housing. The deputy and tribal officer attempted a traffic stop on the All Terrain Vehicle for vehicle code violations. When the deputy and tribal officer caught up to the All Terrain Vehicle they recognized the driver as wanted murder suspect Bruce Stallings-Hunsucker. Stallings–Hunsucker has a one million dollar murder warrant for his arrest out of Humboldt County Superior Court. The warrant is for his involvement in the killing of Darrell Hanger Sr. in Willow Creek.

After the deputy attempted to stop Stallings-Hunsucker using the patrol cars red light and siren, Stallings-Hunsucker fled on the All Terrain Vehicle, running stop signs and driving on the wrong side of the highway. The deputy and tribal police officers pursued Stallings-Hunsucker who periodically would travel on roads and trails in the area attempting to elude the officers. Stallings-Hunsucker was last seen by Hoopa Tribal Police Officers eastbound, about four miles up Big Hill Road, Hoopa, off Highway 96. Stallings-Hunsucker drove his vehicle off the highway where the patrol vehicles could not follow him. The deputy and Tribal Police officers later located Stalling-Hunsuckers All Terrain Vehicle and Helmet in the brush. They searched the area but could not locate him. Additional charges of felony evasion are being sought against Stallings-Hunsucker.

His description is:

Bruce Jason Stallings-Hunsucker, also known as Bruce Hunsucker, 36 years old brown hair, brown eyes, five feet ten inches tall, 185 pounds, unknown clothing description

Anyone with information regarding Stallings-Hunsucker is requested to contact the Sheriffs Office immediately, 707-445-7251.