Press release from the Eureka Police Department:

In the early morning hours of August 29, 2025, at approximately 4:00 a.m., a Patrol Sergeant conducted a traffic enforcement stop on a bicyclist near 3rd and M Streets for operating a bicycle without the required safety equipment.

The bicyclist, later identified as 45-year-old Jonathon Tucker, initially complied by dismounting and placing his bicycle on the ground. However, he immediately fled the scene on foot. During the ensuing foot pursuit,

Tucker was observed discarding a firearm. Officers quickly apprehended Tucker and recovered the firearm, which was found to be loaded with a high- capacity magazine and confirmed to be stolen. Additionally, Tucker was found to be in possession of suspected methamphetamine.

Tucker was arrested and transported to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility. He faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, including:

• PC 25850(a) – Carrying a loaded firearm in public
• PC 32310(a) – Possession of a high-capacity magazine
• PC 148(a)(1) – Resisting, delaying, or obstructing a peace officer
• HS 11377(a) – Possession of a controlled substance
• HS 11370.1(a) – Possession of a controlled substance while armed with a loaded firearm
• HS 11395(b)(1) – Possession of a controlled substance with two or more prior convictions
• PC 666.1(a)(1) – Petty theft with two or more prior convictions
• PC 496(a) – Possession of stolen property
  

If you have any information in regard to this incident, please contact EPD’s Criminal Investigations Unit (CIU) at 707-441-4300.