The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 27-year-old man in connection with a fatal shooting in Alderpoint on Saturday. Officials said Zachary Cordell Harrison was last seen leaving the scene of the Sixth Street homicide just before 3 p.m. in a black Ford F250 with Oregon plates. He is considered armed and dangerous, according to […]
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UPDATE: Man Killed in Alderpoint Stabbing Identified
UPDATE: The sheriff’s office identified the man killed in an Alderpoint stabbing this week as Eugene Arnold Minikel, 37, of Redway. “This investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made at this time,” the brief news release states. A woman, whose name has not been released, told officials that she stabbed Minikel because he […]
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Two Sentenced for SoHum Slaying
Two men accused of the 2008 robbery and murder of a San Francisco man in Southern Humboldt were sentenced in federal court this week. Ryan Carroll and Robert Lee had both reached plea agreements with prosecutors in July stemming from the slaying of 35-year-old Reetpaul Singh Rana during an attempted robbery on Dyerville Loop Road, […]
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Plea Agreements Reached in Federal Murder Case
Two men accused of the 2008 robbery and murder of a San Francisco man in Southern Humboldt have reached plea agreements with federal prosecutors. Ryan Carroll and Robert Lee, both accused in the killing of 35-year-old Reetpaul Singh Rana in a marijuana deal gone bad on Dyerville Loop Road, north of Alderpoint, each reached agreements […]
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Alderpoint Homicide Suspect Caught Following Second Shooting
Rancho Sequoia homicide suspect Matthew Aaron Brown was captured by the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office this morning after another apparent fatal shooting Monday night. According to a sheriff’s office press release, residents of the area were looking for Brown when one of them was shot. When deputies arrived on scene, one man was found dead […]
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Homicide Suspect, Victim Identified
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim in a homicide Friday night as 49-year-old Neil Eugene Decker, of Alderpoint, and suspect his killer was 30-year-old Matthew Aaron Brown, who remains on the loose and should be considered armed and dangerous. Deputies responded to a call shortly before 11 p.m. Friday to the Alderpoint […]
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Injunction in Alderpoint Water Lawsuit Denied
Water tank construction will continue in Alderpoint after a judge today denied an injunction against the state’s payments for the project. Eureka-based contractor Mercer-Fraser is suing the Alderpoint Water District over its bidding process from last year. The company said the lowest bidder was unfairly awarded the project. Read about the lawsuit in this week’s cover […]