Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:
On July 3, 2022, at about 10:35 p.m., a Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputy attempted a traffic stop on a dirt bike for a vehicle code violation in the area of North Bank Road near Hunts Drive in McKinleyville.
The dirt bike failed to yield, and a pursuit ensued. The deputy pursued the motorcycle for approximately three miles until it came to a stop near 2nd Road. The driver of the motorcycle, later identified as 29-year-old Jordan Bryce Morrison, then fled from law enforcement on foot. Morrison was quickly apprehended and taken into custody.
Morrison was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of evading a peace officer (VC 2800.2), fleeing a peace officer (VC 2800.4) and driving with a suspended license (VC 14601.1).
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.