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FISHER TRIAL: Verdict Expected This Afternoon in Former Correctional Officer’s Child Molestation Case
Rhonda Parker / April 4, 2019, 12:30 p.m. / Courts
… hours yesterday and this morning, left the courthouse shortly before noon and were expected back at 1:30 to render their decision.The 31-year-old Fisher is charged with numerous counts of child …
Arrest Made in Hoopa Shooting; Man Booked for Attempted Murder After Allegedly Shooting at House, Injuring Inhabitant
LoCO Staff / April 4, 2019, 11 a.m. / Crime
… Arrest Made in Hoopa Shooting; Man Booked for Attempted Murder After Allegedly Shooting at House, Injuring Inhabitant Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: CaywoodAn arrest …
Arcata Man Arrested for Attempted Murder Following Yesterday’s Traveling Gunfire on Highway 299
LoCO Staff / April 2, 2019, 6:14 p.m. / Crime
… Arcata Man Arrested for Attempted Murder Following Yesterday's Traveling Gunfire on Highway 299 PREVIOUSLY:CHP: One Person Shot During High-Speed Shootout Between Two Vehicles …
Humboldt County Man in Last Week’s Fatal Bay Area Motorcyle Crash Was Previously Convicted of Fortuna Murder For Hire
Rhonda Parker / April 2, 2019, 6:03 p.m. / Crime
… Arrested for DUI###Prison parolee Stephen Duane Chiara, who brutally murdered a Fortuna woman nearly 30 years ago, may be facing new charges in the death of a former Eureka woman who was killed …
Cutten Shooting Suspect Arrested With Methamphetamine on His Person Yesterday Afternoon, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / April 2, 2019, 9:14 a.m. / Crime
… of Garcia Jr., deputies located approximately 1 gram of methamphetamine.Garcia Jr. was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of assault with a firearm on a person …
Eureka Police Seeking 17-Year-Old They Say Pointed Firearm at Officers
LoCO Staff / April 1, 2019, 1:37 p.m. / Crime
… were setting up a perimeter.Benton is wanted by the Eureka Police Department for brandishing a firearm at a police officer, resisting arrest, and minor in possession of a firearm. Benton is also wanted …
Eureka Man Arrested With Huge Arsenal After Attempting to Murder Family, Police Say
LoCO Staff / April 1, 2019, 1:26 p.m. / Crime
… Eureka Man Arrested With Huge Arsenal After Attempting to Murder Family, Police Say Photos: EPD.PREVIOUSLY:Eureka Police Department calls for service: March 31, 2019.###From …
Eureka Woman Killed in North Bay Motorcycle Crash; Driver Arrested for DUI
John Ross Ferrara / March 31, 2019, 10:41 a.m. / Traffic
… Eureka Woman Killed in North Bay Motorcycle Crash; Driver Arrested for DUI A Eureka woman was killed in a motorcycle crash in Fairfield, Calif. Wednesday after the driver reportedly lost control …
Furry Eureka Crimefighter to Take a Bite Out of Retirement
Andrew Goff / March 28, 2019, 1:50 p.m. / Community
… times and assisted in 146 arrests with a 94 percent “surrender rate” — in short, that means nine suspects got bit.“Vex has had an impressive run,” said EPD Chief Steve Watson. “Pretty amazing to be 77 …
Sleepy Eureka Felon Found With a Pocketful of Meth, Fortuna Police Say
LoCO Staff / March 28, 2019, 9:44 a.m. / Crime
… seat. Fletcher was subsequently arrested for four outstanding felony warrants for his arrest, related to the sales of methamphetamine. Fletcher, whom is also on Felony probation was searched incident …
Man Found Guilty of Using Flame Thrower to Set Eureka Apartment Complex Ablaze
LoCO Staff / March 27, 2019, 3:45 p.m. / Courts
… Man Found Guilty of Using Flame Thrower to Set Eureka Apartment Complex Ablaze PREVIOUSLY: Man Arrested After Early Morning Eureka Apartment Complex Fire# # #Humboldt County Office …
(PHOTOS) Arcata Police Release Images of Potential Josiah Lawson Stabbing Witnesses, Ask Public’s Help
Andrew Goff / March 27, 2019, 2:23 p.m. / Crime
… , Humboldt State Student and President of Brothers United, Remembered at Campus Prayer ServiceZoellner Pleads Not Guilty to Arcata Stabbing Murder; Bail Set at $1 MillionUnited by Tragedy, HSU Community …
Sheriff’s Office Makes Big Indoor Weed Busts on Humboldt Hill, Mitchell Road
LoCO Staff / March 27, 2019, 2:16 p.m. / Crime
… located three indoor cannabis cultivation operations and eradicated approximately 1,774 growing cannabis plants. Deputies seized and destroyed over 337 pounds of cannabis shake. Assisting agencies found two …
Fight Over Phone, Backpack Led to Fatal Stabbing in Cemetery, Witness Testifies; Judge to Rule on Murder Charges Today
Rhonda Parker / March 27, 2019, 7:39 a.m. / Courts
… dad what happened before I got arrested.” “Why would you get arrested?” Rees asked. “I had a juvenile warrant out.” Doe testified during the second day of Leen’s preliminary hearing on a charge …
Witness to Killing of Eureka Teen Tells Judge That Suspect’s Mom Held Her Back While Her Son Stabbed Victim
Rhonda Parker / March 26, 2019, 6:14 p.m. / Courts
… and called 911. She then hugged Brocious and ran away herself. A juvenile warrant was out on her, and she wanted to tell her father what happened before she was arrested.At one point during the hearing, Doe …
Fortuna Police Arrest Man on Drug Charges; Two Others Arrested on Outstanding Warrants
LoCO Staff / March 22, 2019, 12:25 p.m. / Crime
… Fortuna Police Arrest Man on Drug Charges; Two Others Arrested on Outstanding Warrants Fortuna Police Department release:As part of an ongoing investigation, Fortuna Police Detectives served …
SoHum Man Involved in Shooting Released; Sheriff’s Office Determined He Acted in Self-Defense
LoCO Staff / March 22, 2019, 11:37 a.m. / Crime
… SoHum Man Involved in Shooting Released; Sheriff's Office Determined He Acted in Self-Defense PREVIOUSLY: One Man Arrested for Attempted Homicide, One Hospitalized With Life …
EPD K9 Vex to Retire Next Week After Nine Years on the Force
John Ross Ferrara / March 21, 2019, 2 p.m. / Crime
… Detection, Meet the Dogs Enhancing the Strength of Local Law EnforcementAnother Old Town Burglary Attempt; EPD Asks Businesses to Fill Out ‘Merchant Contact Form’ Just in CaseEPD Arrest Man with Felony …
‘Justice For Josiah’ Advocates Demand Arcata City Council Turn Lawson Case Over to the State
Stephanie McGeary / March 21, 2019, 12:23 p.m. / Activism , Local Government
… Officially Named‘He Was the One’: Josiah Lawson, Humboldt State Student and President of Brothers United, Remembered at Campus Prayer ServiceZoellner Pleads Not Guilty to Arcata Stabbing Murder; Bail Set at $1 …
One Man Arrested for Attempted Homicide, One Hospitalized With Life-Threatening Gunshot Wound After Civil Dispute Near Benbow
LoCO Staff / March 21, 2019, 10:15 a.m. / Crime
… One Man Arrested for Attempted Homicide, One Hospitalized With Life-Threatening Gunshot Wound After Civil Dispute Near Benbow Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On March 20 …
FISHER TRIAL, DAY FIVE: Second Inmate, Who Has Known the Accused Since Childhood, Says That Former Jailer Sexually Assaulted Him in His Sleep
Rhonda Parker / March 20, 2019, 4:49 p.m. / Courts
… . “I wasn’t going to do anything about it,” Inmate Two said. “It didn’t seem that serious.” Even after it became known Fisher had been arrested on charges of child molestation, he had no plans to report …
‘The Emporium’ in Arcata Raided After Year-Long Drug Task Force Investigation
LoCO Staff / March 20, 2019, 3:20 p.m. / Crime
… “The Emporium” located at 1073 H Street, Arcata.At approximately 1:55 p.m., HCDTF special agents, with the assistance of officers from the Arcata Police Department, Eureka Police Department, and Humboldt …
FISHER TRIAL, DAY FOUR: Accused Child Molester’s Close Friend Took Abuse Allegations to Eureka Police
Rhonda Parker / March 19, 2019, 1:20 p.m. / Courts
… and blue; his nose was all messed up. It surprised me very highly that somebody wasn’t arrested.”Angela Fisher, during her testimony on the second day of the trial, defended her decision not to go …
Man Responsible for 2017 Arcata Plaza Hammer Attack Found Guilty of Attempted Murder, Faces 11 Years to Life
LoCO Staff / March 18, 2019, 3:07 p.m. / Courts
… Hammer Assault Suspect Hiding Under House; Eureka Man Arrested for Attempted MurderHumboldt County Office of the District Attorney release: Today a jury found 35-year-old Nicholas Kistler guilty …
FISHER TRIAL, DAY THREE: Second Man Testifies That Former Correctional Officer Drugged, Beat and Molested Him as a Child
Rhonda Parker / March 18, 2019, 1:32 p.m. / Courts
… them. Fisher resigned from his correctional officer job shortly afterward and moved to San Bernardino, where Eureka police arrested him in August 2017. Doe Two was expected back on the stand …
Drug Task Force Hauls in Another Pound of Meth in Eureka; Two Arrested in Summer Street Bust
LoCO Staff / March 18, 2019, 11:28 a.m. / Crime
… Drug Task Force Hauls in Another Pound of Meth in Eureka; Two Arrested in Summer Street Bust French. Burns. From the Humboldt County Drug Task Force …
(VIDEO) Justice for Josiah Activists Hold First Monthly Vigil Since Grand Jury Decision; Charmaine Lawson Vows to Keep Fighting
Andrew Goff / March 16, 2019, 10:55 a.m. / Activism
… ; Bail Set at $1 MillionUnited by Tragedy, HSU Community Celebrates the Life and Mourns the Death of David Josiah Lawson‘It Should Not Have Happened’: Friend of Arcata Murder Victim Believes Racism Delayed …
Two Arrested With Three and a Half Pounds of Meth, Numerous Firearms in Mitchell Road Traffic Stop This Morning
LoCO Staff / March 15, 2019, 3:18 p.m. / Crime
… Two Arrested With Three and a Half Pounds of Meth, Numerous Firearms in Mitchell Road Traffic Stop This Morning Photos: Humboldt County Drug Task Force.From the Humboldt County …
Fortuna Man Wanted for Attempted Murder Arrested in Medford
LoCO Staff / March 15, 2019, 8:33 a.m. / Crime
… Fortuna Man Wanted for Attempted Murder Arrested in Medford From the Jackson County (Oregon) Sheriff's Office: A man wanted for attempted murder in Fortuna, California …
Soldier Testifies to a Decade of Abuse at the Hands of Former Corrections Officer, Accused Child Molester Cory Fisher
Rhonda Parker / March 15, 2019, 6:50 a.m. / Courts
… Canning. The jury consists of nine men, three women and four male alternates.###PREVIOUSLYFormer Humboldt County Correctional Officer Arrested on Numerous Child Sexual Abuse ChargesBail Set for Former …
