Arcata Police Department press release:
On Friday March 10th 2017, at about 2:26 pm, an officer with the Arcata Police Department attempted a traffic stop on a blue Ford Explorer in the 600 block of F Street. The suspect vehicle fled northbound on F Street and then collided with a chain-link fence in the 1300 block. Two occupants ran from the vehicle and one threw a loaded handgun as he ran. After a foot pursuit both suspects were taken into custody and booked into the Humboldt County Jail on the following charges:
24-year-old Hoopa resident Little Eagle Moon:
- VC 2800.2(a): Felony Evasion
- PC 25850(a): Possession of Loaded Firearm in Public
- HS 11377(a): Possession of a Controlled Substance
- PC 29800(a)(1): Felon in Possession of a Firearm
- VC 14601.2(a): Driving on Suspended License
- PC 1203.2: Violation of Probation
- PC 148(a)(1): Resisting Arrest
34-year-old Hoopa resident Alexander Francis Lamebear Jr.:
- PC 148(a)(1): Resisting Arrest
- HS 11377(a): Possession of a Controlled Substance