Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office McKINLEYVILLE – On Saturday, Aug. 10 at about 12:10 a.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a disturbance on the 1100 block of Boss Road in McKinleyville. It was reported that a male subject may have been stabbed during the incident. It was also reported that a male subject was…
Murder suspect faces new gun charges
Paul Mann Mad River Union EUREKA – The Bridgeville man accused of gunning down his wife’s lover last fall in Fortuna faces new charges of assaulting and battering her the same day with a revolver. Deputy District Attorney Luke Bernthal filed firearm assault and battery charges today, Feb. 2 against Jon David Goldberg, 36, who…
Arrests made in Manila murder case
From the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Update (12/13/16): On Monday, December 12, 2016 at approximately 9:30 p.m. Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies detained 23 year old Cesar Octavio Valenzuela-Campos at the Shell Station on Myrtle Ave at McFarlan St. in Eureka. Valenzuela-Campos was interviewed by Investigators and subsequently arrested for yesterday’s murder of 20 year…
Victims named in Hyampom double homicide
Mad River Union HYAMPOM – David Sims, 47 , of Samoa and Lawrence O’Connor, 56, of Eureka were shot to death on at a residence on US Forest Service Road 3N14 South Fork Mountain in Hyampom. The names of the homicide victims were released this morning, Sept. 13 after autopsies were performed, revealing the cause…
Local murder rate worse than it looks
Paul Mann Mad River Union EUREKA – Humboldt County’s homicide rate, nearly twice as bad as California’s, is even worse than official records show, according to Sheriff Mike Downey. The 30-year-plus veteran of local law enforcement blames Humboldt’s spreading drug abscess and the deadly organized crime inseparable from it. In an interview in his office,…
A murder suspect’s meltdown
Jack Durham Mad River Union EUREKA – The young man accused of gunning down a Eureka woman June 30 had been dumped by his girlfriend days before and was struggling with his addiction to booze and pills, according to his Facebook page. Maxx Robison, 20, was arrested Thursday, June 30 for allegedly murdering Rhianna McKenzie,…
Bullock trial’s insanity riddle
The perfect suspect sometimes makes a poor culprit. – Georges Simenon Paul Mann Mad River Union EUREKA – A jury of 10 women and two men is asked to decide if murder suspect Gary Lee Bullock, 46, of Redway, was insane when he beat to death Father Eric Freed, 56, in the early hours of…
Bullock trial goes to defense
(Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions that may disturb some readers. – Ed.) Paul Mann Mad River Union EUREKA – Gary Lee Bullock’s murder trial has entered its defense phase, as Deputy Public Defender Kaleb Cockrum attempts to prove “by a preponderance of the evidence” that his client was legally insane when he allegedly killed…
Bullock case: A complex trial in two phases
Paul Mann Mad River Union EUREKA – Because accused murderer Gary Lee Bullock has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity on all seven felony counts, his case is being tried in two related but distinct phases. Deputy District Attorney Andew Isaac’s burden is to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Bullock is guilty on…
Bullock murder trial rescheduled again
Paul Mann Mad River Union EUREKA – The repeatedly delayed trial of Redway murder suspect Gary Lee Bullock, 45, has been postponed again until Feb. 29. Superior Court Judge John T. Feeney vacated the previous Feb. 8 trial start, saying “scheduling concerns and complications” had forced the change. The county’s judicial system is bogged down…