A former Humboldt County Sheriff’s sergeant has been charged with committing rape and sexual battery while on duty last year. Jason Scott Daniels, 41, was arrested Oct. 18, 2013 by investigators with the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office based on allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman while detaining her. Thursday, the DA’s Office filed […]
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Updated: Sheriff Identifies Fieldbrook Victims; Suspect in Custody
2nd Update: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office today released the booking photo of Jason Michael Arreaga, the 29-year-old Lucerne, California man arrested Thursday on suspicion of fatally shooting two people in Fieldbrook on Wednesday. The investigation into the killings of Harley Wayne Hammers and Angel Robin Tully, both 37, continues, the sheriff’s office reports, adding […]
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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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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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Law Enforcement Responds to Jail Policy Concerns
In a meeting organized by local interfaith church leaders, a panel of Humboldt County’s top law enforcement officers addressed concerns this afternoon about the Humboldt County jail’s release policy. Marketed as a general community safety discussion, the meeting arose out of criticism of the jail’s policy to release inmates detained for being drunk in public […]
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Sex Assault Alleged in Sheriff’s Sergeant Arrest
From a Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office press release: On 10-18-13 at approximately 0540 hours, the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office – Criminal Investigations Bureau arrested Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Jason Daniels (age 40) for violations of PC243.4 – Sexual Battery, and PC289(a)(1) – Sexual Penetration with a Foreign Object. Both of these violations […]
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Dog Abandoned on Samoa Beach Dies
One of the three dogs found abandoned on Samoa beach last month died Friday. A veterinarian euthanized “Becky,” a black Labrador retriever, after discovering she was bleeding internally from invasive nasal cancer, the Sheriff’s Office reported. Veterinary records gathered by Animal Control indicate Becky had been experiencing symptoms since at least May 2012. “Angel” and “Ginger” […]
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Dead Fisher at Grow was Poisoned
Insecticides killed a fisher found at a marijuana grow in late July, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports. A necropsy determined the mammal — a candidate for the endangered species list — was killed by Methomyl, an insecticide, and had rodenticide in its system as well. From the Sheriff’s Office: The necropsy of the deceased […]