A 30-year-old Eureka woman reported has admitted to using nitrous oxide just prior to causing a fatal multi-car collision on I Street in May that left a pedestrian dead, according to Eureka police. The Eureka Police Department issued a press release this afternoon announcing it had secured a Ramey warrant for the arrest of Maria […]
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Missing Eureka Woman Found Dead in Impounded Van Driven by Son
UPDATE: An autopsy performed Oct. 14 on Christine Ann Randolph’s remains found no obvious signs of foul play, Capt. Gregory Van Patten told the Journal, adding final findings remain pending toxicology results and the case remains under investigation as a suspicious death. PREVIOUSLY: The body of a Eureka woman reported missing earlier this week after […]
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Police Make DUI Arrest After Fatal Crash
The California Highway Patrol has arrested a 31-year-old on suspicion of felony driving under the influence after a fatal head-on collision on State Route 36 Saturday left a 61-year-old Blocksburg man dead, according to a press release. Police report that Andrew Harmon was driving a Dodge 3500 eastbound on State Route 36 near mile post […]
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Fatal Collision on Myrtle Avenue
California Highway Patrol responded to a vehicle collision near Myrtle Avenue and Russell Lane earlier this morning that resulted in one fatality and an arrest. According to the report, when law enforcement arrived they found that a 2008 Nissan Altima collided with two parked vehicles. The driver of the Nissan, Ismael Lopez Jr., and the […]
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Girl Suffers Major Injuries in McKinleyville Crash
An 8-year-old girl was flown out the area for treatment after a head-on crash around 6: 45 p.m. yesterday on Sutter Road in McKinleyville and a 29-year-old Santa Barbara man was arrested on suspicion of DUI, according to the CHP. A new release states William Cromwell was driving westbound while approaching Weirup Lane when he […]
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Head-On Collision Near Orick
California Highway Patrol responded to a head-on collision north of Orick near Bald Hills Road, where one of the drivers is suspected of driving under the influence. According to the report, a 2001 Jeep Cherokee that was driven by 35-year-old Jamie Vaughn of Eureka was traveling northbound on US-101 when it crossed into the southbound lane […]
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Stapp Sentenced to 11 Years in Fatal DUI Crash
Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Lawrence Killoran sentenced a 25-year-old Fields Landing man to serve 11 years in prison today, months after he drunkenly crashed his truck into a Humboldt Hill house, killing Robert Beland, 64, who was sleeping in bed at the time. Ryder Dale Stapp tried to flee the scene of the crash […]
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Kitchen Sentenced to Eight Years in DUI Manslaughter Case
Judge Kaleb Cockrum sentenced Marci Kitchen this afternoon to eight years in state prison for fatally hitting two teenage girls, including her daughter, while driving drunk on July 12, 2016, ending an emotionally charged case that has spanned more than two years. Cockrum handed down the sentence at the conclusion an emotional hearing that spanned […]
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Marci Kitchen Jailed Until Sentencing in DUI Manslaughter Case
On the eve of a hearing to determine if she should be taken into custody pending sentencing in her vehicular manslaughter case, Marci Kitchen surrendered her bail bond and voluntarily committed herself to the Humboldt County jail Sept. 3, forfeiting what may have been her last night as a free woman for some years. Max […]
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Kitchen Makes Brief Court Appearance, Being Jailed in Isolation for her Safety
Marci Kitchen — who voluntarily surrendered her bail bond yesterday and was booked into the Humboldt County jail — appeared briefly in court this morning before returning to the jail, where she is being held in isolation for her safety. After Kitchen left the courtroom, Judge Kaleb Cockrum indicated that she is now being held without […]
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The Sentencing of Marci Kitchen
Just weeks before her trial was set to begin, Marci Kitchen stood in front of Judge Kaleb Cockrum on Monday and pleaded guilty to fatally hitting two teenage girls, including her daughter, while driving drunk in 2016 and fleeing the scene of the crash. Wearing a black and white brocade-style dress with a suit jacket, […]
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Marci Kitchen Pleads Guilty, Sentencing Set
Just weeks before her trial was set to begin, Marci Kitchen stood in front of Judge Kaleb Cockrum today and pleaded guilty to all the charges she was facing for fatally hitting two teenage girls, including her daughter, while driving drunk then fleeing the scene in 2016. Wearing a black and white brocade dress with […]