A woman is sought in Tuesday’s armed robbery case. (See story here.) In that incident, two women reported being robbed at knifepoint while in a vehicle by two other women. There is a BoLo for Candice Swain who is known to be a transient between Humboldt County and Crescent City. Details about Swain and the case are provided by the Sheriff’s Office below.

Deputy Matt Helm is the lead investigator on this incident. Anyone with more information should ask to speak to him.

Humboldt County Sheriff’s Press Release:

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate the armed robbery which occurred on 04-15-2014 and has identified the driver of the vehicle. She is identified as Candice Keshan Swain, 25 years old who is a transient. She is described as Native American, 5’ 4” tall, approximately 145 pounds, brown hair and brown eyes. 

The lead investigating deputy is still actively working on identifying the second female who was the one identified by the victims as holding the knife. She is known as, “ Sonya “. 

Sonya is described as Native American, approximately in her 30’s, heavy set, about 250 to 300 pounds, dark short hair pulled into a bun, was last seen wearing dark clothing and in possession of a 4” to 6” blade knife. She is possibly from the Hoopa area. 

A be-on-the-lookout to area law enforcement has been issued for Swain who is wanted armed robbery. 

Anyone with information for the Sheriff’s Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office at 707-445-7251, McKinleyville Sheriff Station at 707-839-3857 or the Sheriff’ s Office Crime Tip line at 707-268-2539.

Previously:

Note: An earlier version of this article mistakenly identified the woman as having been arrested but, instead, she is currently being sought by the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office.