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From the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office:

On April 4, 2016 at approximately 11:30 pm the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office received a report of suspicious circumstances in Hayfork, CA. The reporting party stated they had been contacted by a Jason Brady. Brady had told the reporting party that he (Brady) had killed 2 people at a residence on Carter Gulch Road in Hayfork. 

Deputies responded to the residence on Carter Gulch Road and upon arriving at the residence, deputies  observed a subject inside the residence. The subject ran out of the back of the residence in attempt to escape.  Deputies pursued and captured the subject identified as Jason Brady a short distance from the residence. 

Deputies detained Brady and checked the residence where they found 2 deceased bodies. Detectives were contacted and responded to the scene. Investigators interviewed Brady who admitted to killing both victims.

Investigators have completed making contact with the next of kin and have released the names of the two victims as James Jachna, 12/25/74 of Hayfork, CA and Amanda Patton, 2/11/95 of Hayfork, CA. Details and motives of the case will not be released at this time due to the ongoing investigation.