The mother of slain Humboldt State University sophomore David Josiah Lawson says she won’t give up in her quest to find justice for her son, despite yesterday’s announcement that a criminal grand jury convened in the case declined to hand down indictments. “I am heartbroken by the (grand jury’s) decision, my family is heartbroken. We […]
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APD Chief Vows to Keep Investigating Lawson Case Despite Grand Jury’s Refusal to Indict
Shortly after the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office announced this afternoon that a criminal grand jury had declined to indict anyone in connection with the 2017 stabbing death of David Josiah Lawson, Arcata Police Chief Brian Ahearn told the Journal that his department is committed to continuing its investigation into the 19 year old’s slaying. […]
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Grand Jury Declines to Indict in Lawson Case
The Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office announced this afternoon that a criminal grand jury convened to hear evidence in the stabbing death of David Josiah Lawson has declined to issue any indictments in the case. According to the press release, the criminal grand jury convened Feb. 28 and heard testimony from 25 witnesses, including experts […]
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McGuire Applauds Death Penalty Moratorium That Halts Executions of Two Humboldt County Inmates
North Coast State Sen. Mike McGuire issued a statement this morning applauding Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to halt state executions in California and shutter the lethal injection chamber at San Quentin State Prison for his tenure in office. Newsom’s decision offers an immediate — if temporary — reprieve to the state’s 737 death row inmates, […]
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EPD Makes Murder Arrest
The Eureka Police Department arrested Albert Durant Kress Sr. today on suspicion of murdering Raymond Prudhomme, who was found dead inside a Eureka apartment last month. EPD is releasing little information on the case but announced in a press release this afternoon that it had taken Kress, 48, of Eureka, into custody. It stated that […]
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UPDATE: EPD Recommends Manslaughter Charge in Fatal Hit and Run
UPDATE: Eureka Police Det. Ricahrd Bise tells the Journal that the report he forwarded to the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office in the case recommends charges of vehicular manslaughter and hit and run. Bise, the lead investigator in the Dec. 13 hit and run crash that killed 29-year-old Michael Kenneth Pohl, declined to discuss how […]
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Hinson Guilty of Manslaughter in SoHum Beating Death
William Lamar Hinson III was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter “with the special allegation that he personally used a deadly weapon” in the 2015 killing Khan Lam in Garberville, according to a press release sent by the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office. Lam, 37, was involved in a physical altercation with a family member in […]
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EPD Investigating Man’s Death as a Homicide
The Eureka Police Department is investigating the death of a 64-year-old man found dead in an E Street apartment Feb. 22 as a homicide. Authorities are releasing few details, including the cause of Raymond Prudhomme’s death, which was determined during a Feb. 23 autopsy. According to a release, no suspects have been “identified at this […]
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Remains Found by the Eel River in 2016 Identified
When George Preston Daniels didn’t show up at the Humboldt County Courthouse on March 24, 2016, for charges stemming from what authorities said they believed was a marijuana rip-off, he became a wanted man. But, most likely, he was already dead. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office confirmed today that remains found along the Eel River […]
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Drug Task Force Record Streak Continues with Loleta Bust
The Humboldt County Drug Task Force continued its record streak Sunday with the seizure of 12 pounds of heroin stashed in a hidden compartment during a traffic stop in Loleta — believed to be the largest one-stop confiscation in the county’s history. Two men — Carlos Cota-Alonso and Edgar Barragan-Castano — from Sonora, Mexico, were […]
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Task Force Finds 6 Pounds of Heroin in Bust
The Humboldt County Drug Task Force is continuing its record string of heroin seizures. The task force reported this morning that agents served a search warrant at a residence in the 500 block of Warren Creek Road in Arcata and located approximately 6 pounds of suspected heroin, as well as $6,000 in cash believed to […]
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Lawson Feels Son’s Case is Moving Toward an Arrest After Meeting with DA
Charmaine Lawson said she emerged from a meeting with the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office yesterday feeling the investigation into her son’s 2017 stabbing death is moving “in the direction of an arrest” and that she’s “somewhat satisfied” with the case’s progress. Charmaine Lawson has been publicly critical of law enforcement and prosecutors since her […]