In so many ways, last week’s cover story (“‘Tarnished’”) should reinforce people’s faith in the Eureka Police Department. The story, based on the internal affairs investigation that sustained allegations of sexual battery and conduct unbecoming against former officer Michael Stelzig, illustrated that EPD did a lot of things right. It took the allegations that were […]
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‘Tarnished’
It was about 1 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, and then Eureka Police Sgt. Brian Stephens was in the briefing room at the department’s headquarters on C Street when one of his officers approached, saying he needed to notify him — his supervisor — of an off-duty incident the week before. What followed was […]
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Former Sheriff’s Sgt. Charged with On-Duty Rape
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 […]