A little over a month ago, LoCO readers will recall an incident in which, according to law enforcement, a 57-year-old man was shot with a .22 caliber rifle following a skirmish between two women in Hoopa. 

Today, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office announced it has taken into custody the suspect in the case. HCSO press blurb below: 

On 03-07-2015 at 7:00 p.m. Hoopa Valley Tribal Police Department located Frances Billy walking on the side of the road in Hoopa. Billy was taken into custody without incident. Billy was transported and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for attempted homicide. Billy’s bail has been set at $750,000 dollars. Billy is also being held on a no bail violation of probation warrant out of the County of Humboldt.

PREVIOUSLY: Sheriff’s Office Searching for Suspected Hoopa Shooter; Victim in Stable Condition