Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:

On Jan. 7, 2025, at around 10:30 p.m., the Bear River Police Department requested assistance with a possibly armed individual causing a disturbance and refusing to leave their facility.

Deputies arrived and met the Bear River Police Department Chief and hotel security staff. Bear River Police requested assistance from the Sheriff’s Office to remove the subject that was causing a disturbance and trespassing. Deputies confirmed that the subject refused a lawful order to leave and reportedly told Bear River Police that he was armed with a firearm. Deputies and Tribal Police worked together to locate and contact the subject in the hallway of the hotel. They observed the male subject still causing a disturbance in the hallway and banging on hotel room doors. The subject was initially not following commands, and he attempted to speak to someone through a closed hotel room door. Deputies and officers continued to speak to the subject, and he began yelling as he reached for his pocket. Deputies ordered him to stop and demanded that he follow their commands. The Deputies and Tribal Officers subsequently moved in and forced the subject against the wall and took him into custody without further incident. No firearm was located on the subject.

The subject identified himself to the deputy as “Bradford Harris,” but it was later determined that his actual name was Brad Nutley, 24, of McKinleyville. Nutley was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for violation of trespassing, PC 602(o), and giving false identification to a peace officer, PC 148.9(a).

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.