Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:

On Dec. 1 at about 8 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence on Larson Heights Rd. near Blue Lake regarding a wanted person investigation. Sheriffs’ deputies were looking for Curtis Lawson, age 30, of Blue Lake, who had a felony warrant for his arrest, and he was on active parole for felony assault.

Deputies arrived at the residence, they knocked at the front door and announced their presence. Lawson was then observed running out of the back door toward a wooded area. Deputies were pre-positioned in the wooded area; they ran towards Lawson in the backyard and ordered him to stop. Contact was made between Lawson and the responding deputies, and Lawson refused to comply with a lawful order, and he put his hands on the deputy. Lawson actively resisted the deputies and refused to submit to arrest. The deputies took him to the ground and subsequently secured him in handcuffs. Deputies then conducted a parole search of the space Lawson was using inside the residence’s garage. Lawson’s identification was located near a meth pipe and 4.7g of methamphetamine.

Lawson was subsequently booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on his parole violation arrest warrant and the following charges:

• Obstructing/resisting a public officer—PC 148(a)(1)
• Possession of a controlled substance—HS 11377(a)
• Possession of controlled substance paraphernalia—HS 11364(a)
• Parole revocation—PC 3000.08(f)

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.