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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Incarceration Limbo and Eco-friendly Takeout
This week we’ve got the story of a man released early from prison only to be send back when a judge’s decision was appealed. And if you’re looking for options for reducing takeout packaging, we’ve got the rules for using your own container to bring food home from restaurants and food trucks. Hit subscribe for […]
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Two Suspected Opioid Overdoses in HumCo Jail; 20 Grams of Suspected Heroin Found in Cell
Two Humboldt County jail inmates were saved by correctional officers after suspected opioid overdoses, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office announced in a press release today. On Monday night, correctional officers administered Naloxone, a nasal spray commonly used to counter decreased breathing caused by an opioid overdose, to two female inmates housed in the same cell […]
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Murder Defendant Allegedly Assaults Correctional Officer
Accused murderer Austin Michael Medeiros attacked a correctional officer in the Humboldt County jail Wednesday with an “improvised weapon,” the Sheriff’s Office announced today. Medeiros, 27, of Rhode Island, was arrested April 10 in Santa Cruz while allegedly in possession of 30 grams of psychedelic mushrooms and trying to steal a boat about a week […]
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Officials Hopeful Jail COVID-19 Outbreak is Contained
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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NCJ Preview: Flash Fiction, Ponche, Counsel Cleared and a Jail Outbreak
It’s time for our annual Flash Fiction Issue. We’re chatting about reading, judging and what Humboldt’s been writing. We’ve also got a conclusion to the saga of a right-to-die case, as a pair of county attorneys have been cleared of misconduct charges. Over at the county jail, a COVID-19 outbreak has created upheaval. We’ll get […]
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34 People Infected in County Jail COVID Outbreak
The COVID-19 outbreak at the Humboldt County jail has now grown to infect 28 inmates and six correctional officers after a dozen more inmates tested positive for the virus over the weekend. Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Samantha Karges said in an email to the Journal the outbreak remains isolated in a single housing unit […]
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Six More Jail Inmates Test Positive for COVID-19
Another six Humboldt County jail inmates tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday amid an outbreak that has now infected 21 people, including six correctional officers. Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Samantha Karges said in an email to the Journal that all the inmates who tested positive yesterday were in the same housing unit as the other […]
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HumCo Jail Outbreak Infects at Least 15 People
At least nine inmates at the Humboldt County jail have tested positive for COVID-19 as the Sheriff’s Office works to contain on outbreak. Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Samantha Karges said in an email to the Journal that the inmates — who all reside in the same housing unit — have been relocated to the jail’s medical […]
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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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County Jail Transfers 30 Inmates to Prison with COVID-19 Restrictions Eased
Thirty Humboldt County jail inmates sentenced to prison terms during the COVID-19 pandemic, some who had been waiting in limbo for months, have now been sent to state prisons, Sheriff William Honsal reported to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. Honsal said the state prison system, which has been plagued by COVID-19 outbreaks and worked […]