Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:

On April 15, 2022, at about 10:45 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies served an arrest warrant at a residence in Willow Creek.

During the service of the warrant, deputies located and detained two individuals, 44-year-old Harvey Robert Crews Jr. and 36-year-old Anjelina Isabel Marquez. Deputies also located multiple children inside the residence. While searching the residence, deputies located numerous firearms, over 1,600 rounds of ammunition, multiple suppressors, firearms parts and magazines, heroin and drug paraphernalia. All of these items were located unsecured and within reach of the children.

Crews Jr. was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of child endangerment (PC 273a(a)), felon in possession of a firearm (PC 29800(a)(1)), person prohibited in possession of ammunition (PC 30305(a)) and manufacturing an assault weapon (PC 30600(a)), in addition to warrant charges of possession of an assault weapon (PC 30605), evading a peace officer (VC 2800.2), possession of an illegal magazine (PC 32310), possession of a short barreled gun (PC 33210), carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle (PC 25400(a)(1)), carrying a loaded firearm in a public place (PC 25850(a)) and committing a crime while on release from custody on a felony (PC 12022.1(b)).

Marquez was cited on charges of child endangerment (PC 273a(a)).

The children were placed in safe custody.

Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.