THIRD UPDATE: Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports the suspect has been located on Dows Prairie Road. Walter Wayne Wright, 35, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Find the full HCSO release at the end of the story. SECOND UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office states a call came in at 10 a.m. reporting a […]
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UPDATING: McKinleyville Standoff Ends After 2 Hours
UPDATE : One person was detained after a two-hour standoff at a Thiel Avenue home in McKinleyville following reports of repeated shots being fired toward a neighboring backyard, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports. At least one bullet reportedly entered the neighbor’s residence. According to a news release, Ryan Gordon Shaw, 39, surrendered after negotiations. […]
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SWAT Operation Nabs Homicide Suspect in SoHum
After a daylong search that included a CHP helicopter and SWAT team members, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man suspected of homicide in the Ettersburg area around 7:15 p.m. Feb. 17. According to a release, Ryan Anthony Tanner, 32, was taken into custody without incident. The sheriff’s office states detectives and investigators responded […]
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UPDATE: 1 Arrested, 1 Sought After SWAT Standoff South of Laytonville
UPDATE: One man was arrested while a second suspect is still on the loose after the stand-off with the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office last night. PREVIOUSLY: U.S. Highway 101 was shut down in both directions tonight as law enforcement responded to a suspect vehicle that may have been involved in a home invasion near Island […]
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UPDATE: Police Arrest Previously Barricaded Subject in Fortuna
FIFTH UPDATE: According to a Fortuna Police Department release (see below), Eureka resident Melvin Matthews, 35, was wanted on felony warrants for evading law enforcement and making threats against a police officer, grand theft and possession of a stolen vehicle. He surrendered to the Humboldt County SWAT team after a three-hour standoff. FOURTH UPDATE: The […]
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DA: Officers ‘Acted Lawfully’ in Fatal McKinleyville Standoff Shooting
District Attorney Maggie Fleming found officers “acted lawfully” when they fatally shot a McKinleyville man after a lengthy standoff at an apartment complex in August. David Alan Fulton, 59, who had a history of mental health issues, was killed about 2 a.m. after emerging from his flame-engulfed apartment and firing rounds at SWAT team members, […]
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Sheriff IDs Shooters in Deadly Standoff
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified the officers who shot and killed David Allan Fulton after a tense Aug. 18 standoff in McKinleyville as being from Mendocino County. During the 17-hour standoff, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office sent an armored personnel carrier and its SWAT team north to aid its neighboring agency. It appears […]
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UPDATE: Deputy Shot in Shelter Cove, Suspect in Custody
The man accused of shooting a sheriff’s deputy in Shelter Cove on Tuesday was arrested early this morning at the property where the shootout occurred. The deputy has been released from the hospital. Sheriff’s office press release: On 05-07-2014, at approximately 3:30 a.m., 55 year old William Lloyd Nelson, was taken into custody at the […]