The California Attorney General’s Office has decided not to pursue criminal charges against a pair of Humboldt County Superior Court judges accused of submitting false affidavits to the state in order to receive their salaries. The office’s review of the case — conducted at the request of Humboldt County District Attorney Maggie Fleming — spanned […]
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DA Clears Arcata Officer in Shooting
The Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office has determined that an Arcata police officer acted in self-defense when he opened fire and wounded 26-year-old Joshua Hoffman at a gas station in May. After reviewing witness statements and multiple videos capturing the shooting, District Attorney Maggie Fleming determined that Hoffman was charging officer Don Arminio with a […]
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Court Cracks Down on Skipping Jury Duty
If you are among the estimated 75 percent of Humboldt County residents who have been ignoring a jury summons, the Superior Court may come a calling to let you know your time is up. According to a press release sent out by the court this week, jury services staff have resorted to phoning service skippers […]
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No Charges in Fatal June Crash
The Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office has opted not to pursue criminal charges against a 21-year-old woman who lost control of her truck on State Route 299 in June, killing a hitchhiker she’d picked up earlier in the day. The California Highway Patrol arrested Adryan Nicole Pollock, of Eureka, on June 16 at the scene […]
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Prelim Set in Infanticide Case
The mother of a baby girl who died after being taken to Mad River Hospital with what police described as severe skull fractures remains in jail on $1 million bail after pleading not guilty to causing the injuries that led to her daughter’s death. District Attorney Maggie Fleming said in an email to the Journal […]
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DA: CHP Officer Acted in Self-Defense
A District Attorney’s Office review found a California Highway Patrol officer acted in self-defense when he fatally shot a man after a routine traffic stop turned into an exchange of gunfire on a Eureka street last November. In a news release today, District Attorney Maggie Fleming said she has spoken with the family of Killian […]
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Crescent City Man Gets 7 Years Under Felony Murder Rule
A 32-year-old Crescent City man was sentenced Tuesday to serve seven years in state prison stemming from a home invasion in 2013 that left his accomplice dead. But no one is arguing that Samuel Hawken actually killed Josh Sherer. Hawken pleaded guilty last month to voluntary manslaughter and assault with force likely to cause great […]
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Eureka Woman Released after Thursday’s Manslaughter Arrest, Victim Identified
A 21-year-old Eureka woman arrested last week on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter has been released from jail after no charges were filed against her in the case. The California Highway Patrol arrested Adryan Nicole Pollock shortly after after 6 p.m. on June 16, after she’d allegedly lost control of the 2008 Dodge pickup she was […]
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Police: Teen was in Hiding When Hunted Down by Gang Members
Fourteen-year-old Jesus Garcia-Romero knew his life was in danger, so he and a friend holed up in an apartment on Eureka’s P Street the night of Dec. 16, 2014, according to a court document. The document — an affidavit in support of the arrest warrant issued for 33-year-old Nicholas Leigl for the murder of the […]
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DA: No Charges in Fatal Hoopa Officer-Involved Shooting
Humboldt County District Attorney Maggie Fleming announced today that no criminal charges will be filed against Hoopa Tribal Police Sgt. Seth Ruiz stemming from his fatal Sept. 4 shooting of an armed suspect near Weitchpec. In a press release, Fleming stated that she reviewed all evidence in the case, including the statements of three civilian […]
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UPDATED: DA: No Death Penalty in Gang Murder Case
UPDATE: Eighteen-year-old Joe Olivo III, one of four men accused of the gang-related murder of a 14-year-old Arcata boy in 2014, will be tried as an adult in the case, according Humboldt County District Attorney Maggie Fleming. Olivo III, who police identified as a Sureño gang member, was arrested Feb. 2 in San Luis Obispo […]
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TL;DR: Five Things You Need to Know from This Week’s Cover Story
Busy week? We get it. Here are some highlights from the cover to get you caught up. Not long after he was elected as Mendocino County’s district attorney in 2011, David Eyster instigated an innovative — and lucrative — new program. County residents charged with certain marijuana felonies — usually possession with intent to sell […]