On 01/04/2025 at approximately 1853 hours, an Officer with the Eureka Police Department observed a
large pickup truck eastbound on 5th street following a small blue Subaru sedan.
The driver of the truck repeatedly rammed the Subaru causing it to swerve across all lanes of 5th street
for several blocks, and eventually crashed the vehicle into the parking lot of the Red Lion Pub. This
resulted in the victim of the Subaru receiving injuries to his face/head and exiting his vehicle claiming
the person was trying to kill him. The victim advised the Officer that the suspect had been following
him for several miles and continued to ram his vehicle.
The suspect was placed in custody and the vehicle was cleared. During the search of the vehicle,
officers noted what appeared to be a hatchet or tomahawk on the rear floorboard. Both the vehicle
and weapon matched the description of what was reported during an assault on 01/03/25. The vehicle
was towed from the scene for evidence pending a search warrant related to the following
investigation.
On 01/03/2025 at approximately 2343 hours, a male victim was standing in front of a business in the
600 Block of W. Harris, when he was attacked and struck several times on the head and upper body by
a male suspect with a hatchet. The victim escaped into the parking lot, was briefly chased by the
suspect, who then stopped. The victim went to a residence across the street and asked for help.
Officers arrived on scene as the victim was being transported by ambulance to St. Joseph Hospital. The
witnesses told officers that the suspect in the assault drove past the residence honking his horn and
yelling at them and provided identifying information for the vehicle.
The suspect in both of the above incidents was identified as Carl Stover (42 years old), from Arcata.
Stover was arrested and booked into at the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for Attempted
Homicide, Reckless Driving and Assault with a Deadly Weapon.
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