Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:

On Feb. 22, 2023, at about 7:35 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to investigate a burglary in progress at a residence on the 4300 block of Fieldbrook Road in Fieldbrook.

Nathan David Sain | HCSO

While en route to the residence, deputies received information that the suspects had fled. Deputies located the suspects’ vehicle on Murray Road and conducted a traffic stop. During the stop, deputies contacted two occupants of the vehicle, 30-year-old Nathan David Sain and 33-year-old Kayla Marie Thornton. Inside the vehicle, deputies located numerous items reported stolen from the residence. Sain and Thornton were taken into custody without incident. During a search of Sain upon arrest, deputies located burglary tools.

Kayla Marie Thornton | HCSO

Sain was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of burglary (PC 459/461(b)), possession of stolen property (PC 496(a)), possession of burglary tools (PC 466) and criminal conspiracy (PC 182(a)(1)). 

Thornton was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of burglary (PC 459/461(b)), possession of stolen property (PC 496(a)) and criminal conspiracy (PC 182(a)(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.