Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:
On
April 23, 2026, at approximately 3:47 a.m., the Humboldt County
Sheriff’s Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call and
multiple text messages from a female victim reporting she had been
kidnapped and was hiding inside a gas station bathroom in Blue Lake.
While deputies were responding to the area, dispatchers advised
that the suspect was 46-year-old Timothy Richard Long and that he had
kidnapped the 35-year-old female victim from outside their residence
in McKinleyville and transported her to Blue Lake, where he stopped
for fuel.
Upon arrival, deputies located Long outside the business and
detained him without incident.
When additional deputies arrived on scene, they contacted the
victim who was still hiding inside the bathroom. Based on their
investigation and evidence gathered at the scene, deputies arrested
Long and transported him to the Humboldt County Correctional
Facility, where he was booked on the following charges:
PC 207(a): Kidnapping
PC 273.6(a): Violation of a
Domestic Violence Court Order
PC 1203.2(a): Violation of Probation
Anyone with information regarding this case or related criminal
activity is encouraged to contact the Humboldt County Sheriff’s
Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip Line at
(707) 268-2539.
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