Fortuna Police Dept. Press Release:
On September 1st 2013, at approximately 2330 hours an officer with the Fortuna Police Department was dispatched to the National Nine Hotel for the report of a possible domestic violence restraining order violation. The reporting party reported that William Shawn Tillman (age 27) had violated a court order and was currently walking away from the hotel.
The officer located Tillman in the parking lot of Chevron and subsequently detained him for a violation of the court order. During a search of Tillman’s person the officer located the following items;
· An unloaded firearm
· A hashish lab
· Marijuana
· Methamphetamine
· Concentrated cannabis
· Digital scalesTillman was arrested and transported to the Humboldt County Jail on the following violations of law;
· HS 11377(a) F
· HS 11357(a) F
· HS 11379.6 F
· PC 273.5 F
· PC 273.6 MDuring the booking process at the Humboldt County Jail, Tillman was found to have a glass methamphetamine pipe and approximately 20 grams of hashish concealed within his body cavity. He was additionally charged with PC 4375.5 F.