A forensic pathologist’s determination that a Georgia man died of blunt force injuries not consistent with a fall has morphed a suspicious death investigation into a homicide case, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office announced today. It would be the county’s seventh homicide of the year. Deputies responded shortly before 1 p.m. on July 18 to […]
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UPDATE: Second Suspect Identified in Assault Homicide
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified Nickolas Ryan Joseph Johnson (pictured) as the second suspect in the April 28 assault and murder of David Dwane Ganfield. Johnson is considered to be armed and dangerous. Anyone with information as to Johnson’s whereabouts is encouraged to contact the Sheriff’s Office. Another person of interest, Jonas Randall Semore, […]
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UPDATE: Arcata Homicide Suspects Arrested
SECOND UPDATE: Arcata Police Chief Tom Chapman confirmed this afternoon that the two remaining suspects in the Saturday night homicide of Trevor Mark Harrison were arrested recently. Robert Louis Huntzinger, 34, was arrested last night around midnight in Blue Lake, Chapman said, and Billy Joe Giddings, 35, was arrested today around 3:45 p.m. in Loleta. […]
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Woman Shot to Death in Phillipsville
A woman died following a shooting in Phillipsville on Saturday. Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of the shooting on the 400 block of Phillipsville Road around 8:30 p.m. and found 47-year-old Jessica Jane Hare, who died on the scene. Witnesses reported that another Phillipsville resident, 59-year-old Earl C. Orr, had a gun and had […]
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UPDATE: Cutten Homicide Victim and Suspect IDed
The victim of Thursday’s homicide and his alleged killer have been identified. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office says Ryan James Robinson, 22, of Rio Dell, was shot to death after an argument with 32-year-old Judson Allen Stiglich. They apparently knew each other. From the sheriff’s office: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Detectives arrested, Judson Allen […]
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3rd UPDATE: Name Released in Eureka Homicide
Third update: The coroner’s office says the 14-year-old victim was Jesus Joani Garcia-Romero, of Arcata. Second Update: Humboldt County Deputy Coroner Trevor Enright said the victim in the case is a 14-year-old from Arcata. Enright said the boy’s family has been notified, but officials are holding off on releasing his identity “because he’s a minor and […]
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Update to Two Homicides Investigated: Victim ID’d
Partially skeletonized human remains discovered Oct. 14 in a Garberville transient camp next to U.S. Highway 101 have been identified as 30-year-old Robert James Flaherty of Sugarcreek, Ohio, according to Humboldt County Deputy Coroner Trevor J. Enright. Flaherty’s death, of gunshot wounds, is believed to be homicide, says a news release from Enright. Previously: Two […]
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UPDATE: Homicide Arrest in Redway
UPDATED: After notifying next of kin, the Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has released the name of the shooting victim, Daneyal Mohammad Siddique, a 40-year-old man who lived in Redway. PREVIOUSLY: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on suspicion of murder after a shooting at the Dean Creek Resort north of Redway early this morning. Jason […]
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Updated: Homicide in Fieldbrook
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Lt. Steve Knight said he will be releasing additional information about last night’s shooting in Fieldbrook later this morning, after he debriefs with the detectives working the case. A portion of Fieldbrook Road remains closed this morning, as police continue to collect evidence and process the crime scene. Fieldbrook Elementary will be […]
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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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3rd Update: Police Investigating Eureka Double Homicide;
The second of two men shot to death Wednesday evening in a Harris Street home has been identified by the Humboldt County Coroner’s Office as 25-year-old Lance Delbert Henry. Henry and Richard Charles Storre Jr., 60, were both found dead of gunshot wounds to the head by Eureka police at about 6 p.m. Wednesday. Police […]
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Updated: Questions Follow Pleas in Stabbing Case
It looks like the Humboldt County district attorney’s race is hitting stride. In case you missed it, a 35-year-old Arcata man may spend as little as two years in county jail for the stabbing death of an Abruzzi chef late last year and it is becoming somewhat of a campaign issue. Douglas Anderson-Jordet was found […]