Thomas Earl Shriver of McKinleyville | HCSO.

Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office press release:

On Aug. 29, 2018, at about 1:30 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 1600 block of Bird Ave. for the report of a physical altercation between two housemates.

Upon arrival, deputies learned that the suspect, 37-year-old Thomas Earl Shriver of McKinleyville, attacked a 42-year-old male victim with gardening shears following an argument. The victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries to his hands and arms, and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.

Shriver was taken into custody on scene without incident and was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm.

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