The man who died in last night’s strange weedjack-turned-police chase — see here and here — was a local, reports acting coroner Frank Jager. He was 21-year-old David Fields, whose city of residence is unavailable at this time. He was definitely from Humboldt County, though.
The other suspect in the case, a 19-year-old man from Antioch, has been transported to Redding for medical attention, Jager said. He is expected to survive.
This article appears in State of Panic.
What can you say? How many more of these will we see?
What’s the solution? Legalization? Stricter prohibition? More cops? More jobs?
There’s not alot of room on the side of the road at Anderson and School – did the transaction happen deeper down on Anderson? It’s really a pretty busy street and a pretty visible location, even at that hour.
Who are the sellers? Are they in custody? Where is the growhouse? is it in that neighborhood? Somewhere in McKinleyville? Or from out of town? Were there really six sellers at the scene? How old were they and where were they from? How much were they planning to make off this deal? Who are they? Our friends and neighbors? Parents of our children’s friends?
Were the guys with guns college students? Out-of-towners? Did they come planning to rip the sellers off (why else the bullet-proof vests and weapons?)?
We all need answers and a deeper understanding of where it is coming from and how all this goes down, because if it is isn’t stopped, next time some innocent driver or nearby resident may get caught in the crossfire.
Fuck Rose, call the Sheriff’s department and ask for public information and maybe you can get those questions answered. You run a blog, right?