The mother of slain Humboldt State University sophomore David Josiah Lawson stood on the campus quad yesterday afternoon and announced a $10,000 award for information leading to the arrest and conviction of her son’s killer and issued an impassioned plea for witnesses to come forward. Flanked by family, Arcata Police Chief Tom Chapman and a […]
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One of Petrolia’s Zebras Fatally Shot
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the shooting of one of the three famed zebras that lives on Mattole Road near Petrolia. Sheriff William Honsal said his office received a report of the shooting Saturday morning, saying it appears someone used a small caliber rifle to fatally shoot the zebra sometime during the preceding […]
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Kitchen Held For Trial in DUI Manslaughter Case
Humboldt County Superior Court Judge John Feeney ruled yesterday that there is sufficient evidence to hold Marci Kitchen to stand trial on manslaughter charges stemming from allegations that she was driving drunk when she hit and killed her daughter and another girl in July. Kitchen was held to answer on charges of vehicular manslaughter and […]
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UPDATE: Name of Shelter Cove Man Killed in ‘Intentional’ Collision Released
Update: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office today identified the man killed May 3 in what officials described as an intentional act as Shelter Cove resident Jesse Earl Simpson. He was 42. Previous: A fatal traffic collision in Shelter Cove yesterday left one person dead and a 45-year-man has been arrested in what officials are calling […]
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Skilled Nursing Defendants File for Change of Venue
Shlomo Rechnitz can’t get a fair trial in Humboldt County. That’s the contention of the law firm representing the skilled nursing magnate, Lewis Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP, which recently filed a motion for a change of venue in one of the three wrongful death and elder abuse suits filed against Rechnitz and his company, […]
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Judge Dismisses Murder Charge in Slaying of HSU Student
Update: The city of Arcata released a statement that is copied in its entirety below the original post, as are statements from Humboldt State University and the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office. Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Dale Reinholtsen ruled this afternoon that there is insufficient evidence to hold Kyle Christopher Zoellner to stand trial on a […]
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Update: Names Released in Apparent Murder-Suicide at Caltrans Yard
Update: The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has released the names of those involved in this morning’s incident. From the press release, “The deceased male subject in this case has been positively identified as Terry Allan Hayse, age 57 of Rio Dell. The female subject has been positively identified as Annette Kaleialoha Brooks, age 61 of […]
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Community Gathers to Mourn Slain HSU Student
Katauri Thompson, a member of Humboldt State University’s Brothers United and close friend of David Josiah Lawson, asked all of the club’s members to join him on stage during a Thursday vigil for the slain 19 year old. Fighting back tears and holding one another, the group made their way up from the second row […]
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Not Guilty Plea Entered in Fatal Stabbing of 19-Year-Old HSU Student
The 23-year-old McKinleyville man accused in the fatal stabbing of Humboldt State University sophomore David Josiah Lawson pleaded not guilty to murder and a related weapons charge at his arraignment today. A preliminary hearing for Kyle Christopher Zoellner is set for May 1, District Attorney Maggie Fleming stated in an email to the Journal. His […]
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Talking Transparency
Sunshine Week, that celebration of journalistic freedom and the public’s right to know, may be well over, but you can keep the spirit going. If you missed Access Humboldt’s March 20 “Transparency and Privacy Roundtable” hosted by Sean McLaughlin and featuring Shahid Buttar of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Eureka Police Chief Andy Mills and the Journal‘s own news editor Thadeus […]
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APD Seeks ‘Valuable’ Witness to Fatal Stabbing, Releases More Information
The Arcata Police Department is continuing to urge witnesses to Saturday’s fatal stabbing of Humboldt State University sophomore David Josiah Lawson to come forward and cooperate with the investigation. “The reality is a 19-year-old young man lost his life and it’s terrible and tragic and horrific and I think if anyone has evidence or information, […]
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Witnesses Sought in Fatal Arcata Stabbing
The Arcata Police Department is looking to interview everyone who attended the house party where a 19-year-old Humboldt State University student was fatally stabbed early Saturday morning. “Sometimes people are witnesses without really knowing they were witnesses, so we’re doing our best to reach out to and speak to everyone,” said Arcata Police Chief Tom […]