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Willits teen arrested for attack

Humboldt Online Editor — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:00:32 +0000

A Willits teen was arrested Tuesday afternoon for the March 22 attack on another Willits youth. The 15-year-old boy was charged with attempted homicide, kidnapping and mayhem and remains in custody at Juvenile Hall.

Trial set in Laytonville pot homicide

Humboldt Online Editor — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:05:11 +0000

The trial for a Mendocino County man accused of murder in the slaying of his marijuana cultivation helper was set Monday for May 17. Phillip Frase, 62, is charged with killing Steven Richard Schmidt, 49, who had been living in a motor home on Frase’s Laytonville property.

Del Norte Counties (sic) Sheriff’s Department Investigating Homicide

Humboldt Online Editor — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:44:23 +0000

A Klamath man is in custody tonight after an alleged stabbing that left a man dead in Del Norte County. 26 year-old Jarrod Wyatt is being held at the Del Norte County Jail tonight without bail.

Man arrested in Klamath homicide

Humboldt Online Editor — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:30:35 +0000

Man arrested in Klamath homicide [Daily Triplicate]
A man was arrested Sunday in connection with a homicide in the Klamath
area, the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office reported Sunday night.

‘Person of interest’ in Lake County homicides charged with other offenses

Humboldt Online Editor — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:19:39 +0000

A “person of interest” in the suspected double homicide of a Maine couple was arraigned Wednesday afternoon in Lake County Superior Court on marijuana cultivation charges.

Court dates scheduled in Willow Creek homicide case

Humboldt Online Editor — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:37:25 +0000

One plea was entered and future dates were set when the two men accused of killing William Reid were in Superior Court on Thursday. It was the second appearance for Limmie Greg Curry III, 19, who entered a not guilty plea in court Wednesday,

Murder suspected in inmate death

Humboldt Online Editor — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:00:42 +0000

Cellmate eyed after prisoner found dead

Pelican Bay State Prison officials are investigating the death of an inmate as a homicide.

Daniel Sierra, 55, was found unresponsive in his cell around 8:55 p.m. Saturday, and was pronounced dead about a half-hour later.

Sierra’s cellmate, Samuel Atwell, 39, is suspected in his death, though prison officials are not releasing details about the incident.

Two Arrested for Murder

Humboldt Online Editor — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:52:43 +0000

Humboldt County Sheriff’s Detectives booked two men for murder over the weekend in connection with a case that was originally reported as a missing person. On February 15, 2009 a woman called the Sheriff’s Office to report her adult brother missing. She said she had not heard from him for about two weeks and it was very unusual for him to be out of contact with his family. The woman, who was calling from New York, was unsure of her brother’s exact address but believed he lived in a cabin on Three Creeks Road, off of State Route 299. Throughout the week, Sheriff’s Deputies and Detectives interviewed the man’s roommates and acquaintances. Investigators began to believe the missing man was the victim of a homicide.

The investigation continued and Saturday a search warrant was served at the Three Creeks Road property. Sheriff’s Office personnel, together with a Deputy Corner, discovered human remains at the location. That same day, Sheriff’s Detectives booked two men for the murder of missing man: his roommate, Eddie David Lee, 21, and Limmie Greg Curry III, 19, of Arcata. Curry was also booked for being armed with a firearm in the commission of a felony, and possession of marijuana for sales.

The condition of the remains is being withheld at this time. Further forensic testing will be required to confirm the identification of the remains that were found, however, all evidence indicates they are those of the missing man. The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office will provide the identification of the victim when it is appropriate.

2 dead after Friday violence in Eureka

Humboldt Online Editor — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:32:07 +0000

Two men are dead from separate events in Eureka Friday. The first incident involved a suspicious death on County Lane where Eureka Police found a deceased male, identified as David Phillip Rogers, 56, in the living room of his residence. The death is being investigated as a homicide.

‘Person of interest’ in Arizona homicide kills himself in Humboldt Hill Home

Humboldt Online Editor — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:24:07 +0000

A man Arizona police called a “person of interest” in a Dec. 21 killing of a jogger took his own life Thursday at his mother’s Humboldt Hill home after a 12-hour standoff with local law enforcement.

Eleven died at the hands of others in Humboldt County in 2009

Humboldt Online Editor — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:30:20 +0000

Homicides in Humboldt County were up in 2009, nearly doubling last year’s total, tallying enough to become the highest since 2002. There were 11 people killed by others in the county this year, with six last year.

Suspicious Death Near Arcata Ruled Homicide

Humboldt Online Editor — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:44:32 +0000

On Dec. 13, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s was notified of a deceased male located on the Mad River high water mark, near the 4500 block of Boyd Road, Arcata. Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the scene and determined the death was suspicious.

Detectives trying to track down witnesses in homicide case

Humboldt Online Editor — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:26:50 +0000

Detectives investigating the death of a man whose body was found earlier this month on a Mad River bar are following up on leads, but some of the people they want to talk to are seemingly hard to find.

Man’s death ruled county’s 11th homicide of 2009

Humboldt Online Editor — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:24:10 +0000

A forensic pathologist from Sacramento ruled that David Earl Sanford, whose body was found on a Mad River bar Dec. 13, died at the hands of another — making it the 11th homicide in Humboldt County this year.

One person of interest interviewed in possible Eureka homicide

Humboldt Online Editor — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:30:05 +0000

As storm clouds gathered on the horizon, Eureka Police officers scoured a potential homicide crime scene Monday to collect evidence before nature set loose a deluge that could potentially destroy important clues.