Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:

The Sheriff’s Office has received numerous community member complaints regarding criminal activity relating to a residence on the 1500 block of Murray Road. On Jan. 25 at about 8:15 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies responded to those complaints by executing a search warrant at the problem residence. 

Upon deputies’ arrival at the location, 14 subjects were detained while the house and vehicles were searched pursuant to the warrant. A large amount of drug paraphernalia and multiple firearms were found within the bedrooms and living areas of the residence. Deputies also located an active marijuana cultivation in a garage attached to the residence. 

The homeowner, Aaron Stott, age 46, of McKinleyville, was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility (HCCF) for operating or maintaining a drug house (HS 11366) and cultivating 6+ plants of marijuana (HS 11358(c)). 

One of the property’s tenants, Dee Shirley, age 71, of McKinleyville, was arrested and booked into HCCF for being a felon in possession of a firearm (PC 29800(a)(1)), possessing a firearm without ID markings (PC 23920(a)), and possession of unlawful paraphernalia (HS 11364(a)).

The Sheriff’s Office appreciates the community’s help with identifying this location.   We encourage community members to call and report criminal activity to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.