Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office HUMBOLDT – The District Attorney’s Office seeks the public’s assistance with the apprehension of Sanford Vonladwig, who has multiple outstanding warrants for a variety of crimes including elder abuse, death threats, possession of burglary tools, possession of controlled substances, possession of drug paraphernalia, vehicle theft, and obstructing/resisting a police officer.…
Felony charges filed against man for alleged illegal dentistry
Humboldt District Attorney’s Office EUREKA – District Attorney Maggie Fleming has announced that her office has filed felony charges against Mazair Eshghipour, also known as Michael Eshghipour, related to Eel River Valley Dental, the dentistry practice he purchased and operated in Fortuna between 2014 and 2016. Eshghipour is alleged to have unlawfully practiced dentistry without…
Rapist pleads guilty, will get 18+ years in prison
Humboldt County District Attorney EUREKA – Thirty-five-year-old Thomas Leonard Lusk, II, pled guilty Tuesday, Nov. 1 to two violent sex offenses: assault with intent to commit rape or forced oral copulation of one woman and forced oral copulation involving a second woman. The defendant also admitted to a prior conviction for a serious felony under…
Chef’s family scorns DA ‘betrayals’
See related story “Relatives laud DA Rees” Paul Mann Mad River Union EUREKA – Relatives of manslaughter victim Douglas Anderson-Jordet accuse former Deputy District Attorney Elan Firpo and former District Attorney Paul Gallegos of faithlessness and paltering with the facts in the case against Juan Joseph Ferrer, sentenced last week to 12 years in prison…
Off to prison
District Attorney Benaiah Stephen Tabbytite pled guilty today to two robberies. On both April 23, 2015 at the U.S. Bank in Eureka and on April 28, 2015 at Coast Central Credit Union in Bayshore Mall, Mr. Tabbytite threatened to kill bank employees if he did not receive money. Mr. Tabbytite also pled guilty to attempting…
Firpo Ready To ‘Tackle The Serious Issues’
Daniel Mintz Mad River Union HUMBOLDT – In announcing her candidacy for district attorney, senior county prosecutor Elan Firpo said she’d focus on management of prosecutors and collaborating with law enforcement to reduce serious crime. Firpo started her DA campaign with a Feb. 27 announcement event at the Vance Hotel in Eureka. Surrounded by a…
DA Candidate Dollison Speaks Out Against Ferrer Plea Deal
For an updated article about the plea deal, click here. From the Allan Dollison campaign: EUREKA, CA—Allan Dollison, candidate for Humboldt County District Attorney is opposed to the plea deal of Involuntary Manslaughter given out to Juan Joseph Ferrer, by DA Candidate Elan Firpo. He was charged with Murder of Douglas Allen Anderson-Jordet, after stabbing…