Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:

On February 16, 2024, at about 11:17 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence on Wagner St., in the Trinidad area, for the report of a burglary in progress.

According to the reporting party, a work crew in the area had observed subjects suspected to be burglarizing a family home and had confronted the suspects. The suspects fled prior to arrival by HCSO deputies. Upon further investigation, it was determined that numerous firearms had been stolen from the residence.

Through further investigation and information gathered by deputies, two of the burglary suspects were identified as 40-year-old Dustin Craig and 51-year-old Theodore Nelson. The third suspect was later identified as 34-year-old Jordan Harris. On the morning of February 18, 2024, HCSO deputies served a search warrant related to this case at a residence in McKinleyville. During the service of that warrant, Craig and Harris were located and taken into custody by deputies.

Harris was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of burglary (PC459/461(a)), vandalism (PC594(b)(1)), conspiracy to commit a crime (PC182(a)(1)), grand theft of a firearm (PC487(d)(2)) and revocation of probation (PC1203.2(a)).

Craig was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of burglary (PC459/461(a)), vandalism (PC594(b)(1)), conspiracy to commit a crime (PC182(a)(1)), grand theft of a firearm (PC487(d)(2)) and prohibited person in possession of ammunition (PC30305(a)).

Nelson remains outstanding at this time and is wanted on charges of burglary (PC459/461(a)), vandalism (PC594(b)(1)), conspiracy to commit a crime (PC182(a)(1)), and grand theft of a firearm (PC487(d)(2)).

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.