Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office press release: 

On 11-25-16, at approximately 3:05 AM, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding a disturbance at a residence on lower Cal Pac Road in the Hoopa Valley. Deputies and Medical personnel arrived on scene and located a female victim in the residence with multiple wounds. The victim succumbed to her injuries at the scene.

Bailey

During the investigation, Lorence Emmanuel Bailey was identified as person of interest. Bailey was located and subsequently arrested for PC 187-Murder. Bailey was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility and bail has been set at $1,000,000.

This incident is currently being investigated by Detectives with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. 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 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at 707-268- 2539.