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Bail Reduced For McKinleyville Man Charged With Voluntary Manslaughter
Rhonda Parker / Oct. 3, 2019, 11:50 a.m. / Courts
… Bail Reduced For McKinleyville Man Charged With Voluntary Manslaughter Bail for stabbing suspect Brian John Leiteritz Jr. was lowered today from $1 million to $135,000. Brian …
Eureka Man Arrested for Alleged Machete-Aided Bicycle Theft
LoCO Staff / Oct. 2, 2019, 3:33 p.m. / Crime
… the victim at the 1500 block of Broadway, where he threatened the victim with the machete and robbed him of his bicycle. Soon after the robbery, the victim located Mello at the 2100 block of Broadway …
Woman Arrested for Attempted Murder After Allegedly Attempting to Run Over Deputies at Herrick Avenue Park and Ride
LoCO Staff / Sept. 27, 2019, 5:47 p.m. / Crime
… : On Thursday, September 26, deputies were dispatched to the Herrick Ave. Park and Ride in Eureka when passersby reported a possible robbery and kidnapping in progress. Callers reported a female had jumped out …
LEITERITZ HEARING: Homicide Victim Was Stabbed in the Back, Says Lead Investigator
Rhonda Parker / Sept. 19, 2019, 1:37 p.m. / Courts
… performed the autopsy) indicated it was a downward angle from left to right,” Hicks replied.Leiteritz’s contention is that he was the victim of a home-invasion robbery and instinctively reacted in self …
Meltdown in McKinleyville Murder Case: Two Witnesses for the Prosecution Arrested for Contempt of Court This Morning
Rhonda Parker / Sept. 17, 2019, 12:54 p.m. / Courts
… Robinson, who believes Rose set up a home-invasion robbery that ended when Leiteritz stabbed Rose’s friend Dylon Liakos to death in self-defense. “I find that offensive under these circumstances,” Robinson …
Rambling Prosecution Witness Says McK Homicide Victim Was Trying to be ‘Knight in Shining Armor’ for Woman Who Didn’t Show Up to Court Yesterday
Rhonda Parker / Sept. 17, 2019, 7:19 a.m. / Courts
… dead. Leiteritz.Leiteritz’s attorney Michael Robinson says Leiteritz stabbed Liakos in self-defense during a home-invasion robbery set up …
Deputies Arrest Six in Connection With Violent Home Invasion Robbery of SoHum Marijuana Operation, Return Weed to Owner
LoCO Staff / Sept. 12, 2019, 2:18 p.m. / Crime
… Deputies Arrest Six in Connection With Violent Home Invasion Robbery of SoHum Marijuana Operation, Return Weed to Owner Clockwise from top left: Matt Williams, Chad Sample …
(UPDATED W/ PHOTO) Eureka Police Seeking Armed Robbery Suspect
LoCO Staff / Sept. 12, 2019, 11:33 a.m. / Crime
… (UPDATED W/ PHOTO) Eureka Police Seeking Armed Robbery Suspect UPDATE, 2:24 p.m: The Eureka Police Department has released the following photo of the suspect, which looks pretty similar …
Fortuna Police Searching for Armed Robbery Suspect
LoCO Staff / Sept. 7, 2019, 11:27 a.m. / Crime
… Fortuna Police Searching for Armed Robbery Suspect Have you seen this guy? Images provided by Fortuna PDPress release from the Fortuna Police Department: Fortuna …
Three Suspects Arrested in Connection to Miranda Robbery
LoCO Staff / Sept. 1, 2019, 4:44 p.m. / Crime
… Three Suspects Arrested in Connection to Miranda Robbery (Left to right) Pedro Sanchez, John Forrester and Melvin Mack. | HCSOHumboldt County Sheriff's Office press release:On 09-01-19 at 0924 …
Two Arrested in Connection With McKinleyville Armed Robbery
LoCO Staff / July 16, 2019, 3:50 p.m. / Crime
… Two Arrested in Connection With McKinleyville Armed Robbery Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On July 15, 2019, at about 2:30 p.m., Humboldt County …
Held at Gunpoint, Ziptied and Locked in a Trailer: A Local Security Guard Tells His Tale of Being Held Up During a Cannabis Heist
Freddy Brewster / July 10, 2019, 12:17 p.m. / Crime
… ziptied. Photo: Freddy Brewster.###PREVIOIUSLY:Police Searching for Leads After Armed Robbery in Arcata’s Cannabis Innovation Zone###It was like a horror story. Will Lawrence laid face down in the dirt …
(UPDATE) Police Searching for Leads After Armed Robbery in Arcata’s Cannabis Innovation Zone
Freddy Brewster / July 8, 2019, 1:05 p.m. / Crime
… (UPDATE) Police Searching for Leads After Armed Robbery in Arcata's Cannabis Innovation Zone UPDATE, 3:23 p.m.: The Outpost spoke with Will Lawrence, the security guard in question, by phone …
LOCKED DOWN: What’s It Like When Your School Goes on Lockdown?
Freddy Brewster / June 29, 2019, 7 a.m. / Education
… year there were two homicides, eight calls for robberies, four reports of arson, approximately 117 incidents and calls for service for assaults, nearly 100 reports of burglaries and over 50 incidents …
McKinleyville Man Arrested For Attempted Murder After Allegedly Assaulting Two People, Stabbing a Dog to Death
LoCO Staff / June 27, 2019, 11:22 a.m. / Crime
… of attempted murder, elder abuse, robbery, animal cruelty, brandishing a weapon, criminal threats, battery, resisting arrest and violation of Post Release Community Supervision. …
… to handling potential threats on and off their campuses. Jennifer Johnson is the principal at Eureka High, where she oversees nearly 1,150 students and 110 staff members. Johnson has been at Eureka High …
Any Spike in Repeat Crimes After California Sped Prisoner Release? New Research Says No
Ben Christopher / June 24, 2019, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… its overcrowded prison system in 2011, Justice Antonin Scalia warned in his dissent of “the terrible things sure to happen as a consequence” including the “inevitable murders, robberies, and rapes …
Life and the Law: An Interview With Abby Abinanti, Chief Judge of the Yurok Tribe (Part 2)
Mary Louise Frampton / June 22, 2019, 6 p.m. / Our Culture
… during the course of one of his bank robberies in southern Oregon and left their mother, my grandmother, to raise the kids. And I think he’d just from what I've known of the old people who talked about …
Accused Kidnapper Franklin Molina to Stand Trial on Charges That Could Earn Him Life in Prison
Rhonda Parker / June 19, 2019, 9:53 a.m. / Courts
… Accused Kidnapper Franklin Molina to Stand Trial on Charges That Could Earn Him Life in Prison An El Salvadoran native accused of a home-invasion robbery in Southern Humboldt will stand trial …
Eureka Woman Arrested Following Armed Robbery on Broadway
Andrew Goff / June 5, 2019, 9:02 a.m. / Crime
… Eureka Woman Arrested Following Armed Robbery on Broadway Eureka Police Department press release:On 6-4-19 at about 9:01 pm, Eureka Police Officers responded to the 1600 block of Broadway …
Arcata Police K9 ‘Baron’ Finds Suspect With Felony Warrant Hiding Up a Tree in Willow Creek; Two Arrested After Vehicle Pursuit
LoCO Staff / May 26, 2019, 11:49 a.m. / Crime
… Kinleyville resident, Trayten Hunt initiated by the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office. Trayten Hunt was recently arrested in connection with an armed home invasion robbery in Arcata and currently had …
Three Men Hold Up Victim in Redway Motel Early Saturday Morning, Sheriff’s Office Says; Suspects Made Away With ‘Several Thousand Dollars in Cash’
LoCO Staff / May 13, 2019, 2:55 p.m. / Crime
… Sheriff's Office: On May 11, 2019, at about 12:37 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a motel on the 3100 block of Redwood Drive in Redway for the report of an armed robbery …
Four Missouri Men Arrested for Armed Weed Robbery After Yesterday’s ‘Shots Fired’ Incident in Arcata
LoCO Staff / May 12, 2019, 7:13 a.m. / Crime
… Four Missouri Men Arrested for Armed Weed Robbery After Yesterday's 'Shots Fired' Incident in Arcata Photos of the suspects posted to the Arcata Police Department …
Convicted Killers From Humboldt County Seek Re-Sentencing Under California’s New Felony Murder Rule
Rhonda Parker / May 10, 2019, 5:33 p.m. / Courts
… to death during an attempted home-invasion robbery at his home on the Trinidad Rancheria. Bowman, Hanley, Lucan Keisner and Nikki Metcalf were convicted of first-degree murder and have been in prison since …
Mendocino Law Enforcement Searching for Three Men Who Killed a Puppy, Stole 100 lbs. of Weed, Kidnapped a Man, Carjacked a Confederate Flag-Adorned Truck
LoCO Staff / May 8, 2019, 12:48 p.m. / Crime
… ). The caller related the post indicated a robbery had just occurred on Spy Rock Road in Laytonville and the suspects were described as (3) black male adults associated with a white Ford Explorer …
SoHum Kidnapping Suspect’s Court Date Canceled Due to a Severe Case of Scabies
Rhonda Parker / April 23, 2019, 12:19 p.m. / Courts
… resident charged with a December 2018 robbery, kidnapping and carjacking in Southern Humboldt. Franklin Molina of Los AngelesMolina reportedly has such a severe case of the contagious …
Arcata Man to Face Attempted Murder Charges Over Last Week’s Highway 299 Shootout
Rhonda Parker / April 9, 2019, 11:15 a.m. / Courts
… in Custody Arcata Man Arrested for Attempted Murder Following Yesterday’s Traveling Gunfire on Highway 299###An Arcata man involved in an April 1 shootout on Highway 299 has been charged …
Furry Eureka Crimefighter to Take a Bite Out of Retirement
Andrew Goff / March 28, 2019, 1:50 p.m. / Community
… Burglary AttemptSuspect in Recent Armed Robbery Cases Named, Sought by Eureka PoliceEureka Police K-9 Unit ‘Vex’ Finds Alleged Burglar, Sustains Injuries During ScuffleHumboldt Emergency Personnel Do Push …
EPD K9 Vex to Retire Next Week After Nine Years on the Force
John Ross Ferrara / March 21, 2019, 2 p.m. / Crime
… Eureka Burglary(UPDATES) Eureka Police Surround Humboldt Motorsports After ‘#EpicFail’ Motorcycle Burglary AttemptSuspect in Recent Armed Robbery Cases Named, Sought by Eureka PoliceEureka Police K-9 Unit …
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
… kids and that woman,” he said. “It needs to be said.” As with Inmate Three who testified previously, Inmate Two has a long criminal history. He’s been convicted of burglary, robbery, drug possession …
