Officials are hopeful they have the COVID-19 outbreak at the Humboldt County jail contained. Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Samantha Karges told the Journal in a Dec. 27 email that while a total of 36 inmates have tested positive for the virus amid the current outbreak, all were from a single housing unit and no one else […]
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Two Correctional Officers Injured, One Seriously, in Jail Assault
Two Humboldt County correctional deputies were injured, one seriously, during an assault inside the jail. According to a press release, the two officers had been escorting 29-year-old Keith Tamas Vroman-Nagy to a secure location when he became combative and allegedly attacked the deputies using a sharpened pencil. One officer sustained minor injuries while the other sustained […]
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Four Jail Inmates Saved from Fentanyl Overdoses
Humboldt County correctional deputies used the overdose reversal drug to save four jail inmates who had appeared to overdose on the highly potent opioid fentanyl over the weekend. “On all four occasions, deputies located the inmates unresponsive and exhibiting signs of opioid overdose,” a press release states. “Each incident required multiple administrations of Naloxone. Also […]
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Two Correctional Deputies Assaulted Over the Weekend in Separate Incidents
Two Humboldt County correctional officers were assaulted this weekend during two separate altercations within the Humboldt County jail. On June 12, while a deputy was conducting an inmate count he noticed a “compliance violation” and asked Damen Carlson who was in the cell to resolve the issue. Soon after Carlson allegedly charged the deputy and […]