Salzman's pushing a new name, a new disguise?: COMMUNITY CREATED HUMBOLDT (CCH) is an ongoing series of gathering providing a forum for the diverse people of Humboldt to discuss how we can - together- create a healthy, prosperous and thriving future. CCH is an open coalition of community members, businesses, non-profits and other organizations who believe that Humboldt County is capable of providing a better future for us, our kids and our grandkids.
A new "group" to use you as cover. Who can foretell how he will finagle it to affect the upcoming elections.
Diversity = Ann Lindsay, Larry Evans, Clif Clendenen, Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap ....
Just look at that beautiful rhetoric about creating prosperity. Man, it almost makes ya believe it.
Friday, January 08, 2010
Bradshaw Murder Update
◼ Authorities believe they have found the body of missing McKinleyville woman
Thadeus Greenson reports: Authorities believe they have recovered the body of Monica Bradshaw, a 53-year-old McKinleyville woman whose husband of 30 years stands accused of her murder.
Chief Investigator Mike Hislop of the Humboldt County District Attorney's Office said a joint recovery effort by his office and the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office on Thursday in a wooded area outside McKinleyville was fruitful, and that investigators unearthed a body believed to be Bradshaw.
”I would say that the search was very successful,” Hislop said. “The DA's Office worked hand-in-hand with Sheriff's Office personnel in a coordinated effort. It was a team effort and it went very well.”...
...District Attorney Paul Gallegos said shortly after Robin Bradshaw's arrest that he believed there was enough evidence to try him even without a body.
”His wife is a missing person, and we believe that the compelling evidence we have indicates that she is missing because she is dead, and that Mr. Bradshaw buried her at some currently undisclosed location,” Gallegos said at the time.
Authorities now believe that location was a forested area on Fieldbrook Road, just outside McKinleyville. Late Thursday, a gate on the north side of the street was marked with police tape, and a number of vehicles were parked by the roadway. The site is less than three miles from where the couple lived.
Hislop declined to discuss the details of the search, but said more information would likely be made available in the coming days....
Court documents also state that two people close to Robin Bradshaw have told authorities that he made confessions to them about the crime, and that he said it was an act of self-defense.
One of the individuals told investigators that Robin Bradshaw said his wife attacked him with a crowbar. Robin Bradshaw reportedly then told the person that he was able to wrestle the crowbar away from his wife, and then hit her over the head with it, causing her to fall into the bathtub. According to the affidavit, Robin Bradshaw reportedly said he then hit his wife twice more, once in the head and once in the shoulder.
The person further told investigators, according to the affidavit, that Robin Bradshaw confessed to first burying his wife in a shallow grave in the backyard of his home, only to later dig her body up and bury it on an undeveloped Danco subdivision off of Fieldbrook Road in McKinleyville.
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PREVIOUSLY:
◼ DA's office (Paul Gallegos) still undecided in Bradshaw case; Gallegos to talk to pathologist next week May 28, 2010
◼ Bradshaw sentencing postponed, Gallegos "weighing" decision May 5, 2010
...Humboldt County District Attorney Paul Gallegos received Super's report last week, but has yet to decide how to proceed with the case. At Tuesday's hearing, Bradshaw's attorney, Peter Martin, said Gallegos had contacted him asking that the sentencing hearing be postponed.
”He wants more time, I believe, to review the medical report and to request supporting materials from the medical examiner,” Martin said....
◼ ”It's going to be something Paul's going to have to think about.” April 27, 2010
-- Bradshaw autopsy report with Humboldt County DA; indicates blunt force trauma as cause of death
◼ Autopsy report coming in Bradshaw case; plea agreement hinges on results for McKinleyville man accused of wife's murder APRIL 24, 2010
◼ Bradshaw positively identified; full autopsy report pending more test results FEBRUARY 01, 2010
◼ Autopsy set for Sunday in Bradshaw case JANUARY 23, 2010
◼ ANOTHER PLEA DEAL - Bradshaw agreed to give location of body in plea deal JANUARY 09, 2010
Robin Stuart Bradshaw entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors last month, agreeing to disclose the location of his wife's body and plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter, court records show.
◼ Authorities believe they have found the body of missing McKinleyville woman JANUARY 08, 2010
The person further told investigators, according to the affidavit, that Robin Bradshaw confessed to first burying his wife in a shallow grave in the backyard of his home, only to later dig her body up and bury it on an undeveloped Danco subdivision off of Fieldbrook Road in McKinleyville.
◼ Hearing for McKinleyville murder case continued NOVEMBER 05, 2009
◼ Bradshaw Prelim continued to Nov. 5 SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
◼ Prelim for Robin Stuart Bradshaw JULY 07, 2009
◼ Bradshaw pleads not guilty to murdering wife June 16, 2009
◼ Robin Stuart Bradshaw, arrested JUNE 16, 2009
◼ Second search warrant issued in missing woman case - and a request to seal documents January 29, 2009
◼ Monica Bradshaw: MISSING January 27, 2009
Thadeus Greenson reports: Authorities believe they have recovered the body of Monica Bradshaw, a 53-year-old McKinleyville woman whose husband of 30 years stands accused of her murder.
Chief Investigator Mike Hislop of the Humboldt County District Attorney's Office said a joint recovery effort by his office and the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office on Thursday in a wooded area outside McKinleyville was fruitful, and that investigators unearthed a body believed to be Bradshaw.
”I would say that the search was very successful,” Hislop said. “The DA's Office worked hand-in-hand with Sheriff's Office personnel in a coordinated effort. It was a team effort and it went very well.”...
...District Attorney Paul Gallegos said shortly after Robin Bradshaw's arrest that he believed there was enough evidence to try him even without a body.
”His wife is a missing person, and we believe that the compelling evidence we have indicates that she is missing because she is dead, and that Mr. Bradshaw buried her at some currently undisclosed location,” Gallegos said at the time.
Authorities now believe that location was a forested area on Fieldbrook Road, just outside McKinleyville. Late Thursday, a gate on the north side of the street was marked with police tape, and a number of vehicles were parked by the roadway. The site is less than three miles from where the couple lived.
Hislop declined to discuss the details of the search, but said more information would likely be made available in the coming days....
Court documents also state that two people close to Robin Bradshaw have told authorities that he made confessions to them about the crime, and that he said it was an act of self-defense.
One of the individuals told investigators that Robin Bradshaw said his wife attacked him with a crowbar. Robin Bradshaw reportedly then told the person that he was able to wrestle the crowbar away from his wife, and then hit her over the head with it, causing her to fall into the bathtub. According to the affidavit, Robin Bradshaw reportedly said he then hit his wife twice more, once in the head and once in the shoulder.
The person further told investigators, according to the affidavit, that Robin Bradshaw confessed to first burying his wife in a shallow grave in the backyard of his home, only to later dig her body up and bury it on an undeveloped Danco subdivision off of Fieldbrook Road in McKinleyville.
***
PREVIOUSLY:
◼ DA's office (Paul Gallegos) still undecided in Bradshaw case; Gallegos to talk to pathologist next week May 28, 2010
◼ Bradshaw sentencing postponed, Gallegos "weighing" decision May 5, 2010
...Humboldt County District Attorney Paul Gallegos received Super's report last week, but has yet to decide how to proceed with the case. At Tuesday's hearing, Bradshaw's attorney, Peter Martin, said Gallegos had contacted him asking that the sentencing hearing be postponed.
”He wants more time, I believe, to review the medical report and to request supporting materials from the medical examiner,” Martin said....
◼ ”It's going to be something Paul's going to have to think about.” April 27, 2010
-- Bradshaw autopsy report with Humboldt County DA; indicates blunt force trauma as cause of death
◼ Autopsy report coming in Bradshaw case; plea agreement hinges on results for McKinleyville man accused of wife's murder APRIL 24, 2010
◼ Bradshaw positively identified; full autopsy report pending more test results FEBRUARY 01, 2010
◼ Autopsy set for Sunday in Bradshaw case JANUARY 23, 2010
◼ ANOTHER PLEA DEAL - Bradshaw agreed to give location of body in plea deal JANUARY 09, 2010
Robin Stuart Bradshaw entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors last month, agreeing to disclose the location of his wife's body and plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter, court records show.
◼ Authorities believe they have found the body of missing McKinleyville woman JANUARY 08, 2010
The person further told investigators, according to the affidavit, that Robin Bradshaw confessed to first burying his wife in a shallow grave in the backyard of his home, only to later dig her body up and bury it on an undeveloped Danco subdivision off of Fieldbrook Road in McKinleyville.
◼ Hearing for McKinleyville murder case continued NOVEMBER 05, 2009
◼ Bradshaw Prelim continued to Nov. 5 SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
◼ Prelim for Robin Stuart Bradshaw JULY 07, 2009
◼ Bradshaw pleads not guilty to murdering wife June 16, 2009
◼ Robin Stuart Bradshaw, arrested JUNE 16, 2009
◼ Second search warrant issued in missing woman case - and a request to seal documents January 29, 2009
◼ Monica Bradshaw: MISSING January 27, 2009
More arrested in ongoing burglary investigation
◼ More arrested in ongoing burglary investigation
Two more arrests were made in an ongoing burglary investigation that saw its first arrests in December.
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office said deputies served two warrants Tuesday in connection to Douglas and Ruth Boltzen, who were arrested on Dec. 15 when allegedly stolen property was found at their Rio Dell home and in a storage unit they rented.
The first warrant was served in the Dinsmore area where deputies found what they believe are stolen items -- generators, a portable chipper and a new aluminum trailer that was reported stolen from a dealership in Fortuna. At this location, they also found a skid loader that was allegedly taken from the Centerville Beach area in September.
The second warrant was served on the 6000 block of Crooked Prairie Road in the China Creek area. There, deputies found 625 marijuana plants and three loaded guns....
Frederick Richard Hoss, 41, and Ligeia Hassell, 39, both of Ettersburg, were arrested at the China Creek property and booked into the Humboldt County jail.
Hoss was booked on suspicion of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, possessing a firearm while committing a felony, illegally possessing ammunition, cultivating marijuana, possessing marijuana, providing a place for the cultivation of marijuana and possessing controlled substance paraphernalia.
Hassell was booked on suspicion of possession of a firearm while committing a felony, cultivation of marijuana, possession of marijuana and possession of controlled substance paraphernalia.
The U.S. Marshals Service, the California Highway Patrol, the Humboldt County Drug Task Force, the Humboldt County District Attorney's Office and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation assisted in serving the warrants.
Douglas Boltzen remains in custody and the Sheriff's Office said it will be seeking more charges against him related to Tuesday's warrants....
Two more arrests were made in an ongoing burglary investigation that saw its first arrests in December.
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office said deputies served two warrants Tuesday in connection to Douglas and Ruth Boltzen, who were arrested on Dec. 15 when allegedly stolen property was found at their Rio Dell home and in a storage unit they rented.
The first warrant was served in the Dinsmore area where deputies found what they believe are stolen items -- generators, a portable chipper and a new aluminum trailer that was reported stolen from a dealership in Fortuna. At this location, they also found a skid loader that was allegedly taken from the Centerville Beach area in September.
The second warrant was served on the 6000 block of Crooked Prairie Road in the China Creek area. There, deputies found 625 marijuana plants and three loaded guns....
Frederick Richard Hoss, 41, and Ligeia Hassell, 39, both of Ettersburg, were arrested at the China Creek property and booked into the Humboldt County jail.
Hoss was booked on suspicion of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, possessing a firearm while committing a felony, illegally possessing ammunition, cultivating marijuana, possessing marijuana, providing a place for the cultivation of marijuana and possessing controlled substance paraphernalia.
Hassell was booked on suspicion of possession of a firearm while committing a felony, cultivation of marijuana, possession of marijuana and possession of controlled substance paraphernalia.
The U.S. Marshals Service, the California Highway Patrol, the Humboldt County Drug Task Force, the Humboldt County District Attorney's Office and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation assisted in serving the warrants.
Douglas Boltzen remains in custody and the Sheriff's Office said it will be seeking more charges against him related to Tuesday's warrants....
PG can raise $100k for a primary plus more if a runoff occurs
◼ That's a comment at SoHum Parlance.
He'll have a hard time raising a hundred grand this time around.
What're you buying? He failed you with the Palco suit. The justices laughed at him. They don't generally do that.
He failed in the Douglas and Zanotti case - FAILED to do his job, and present possibly exonerating evidence, and in fact he tried to stack the deck. That was also tossed out of court.
He went after the toddler wanderer's Dad - with the full weight of the law. It took the jury a couple of minutes to throw that one out.... Then he plea bargains every hard case, the killers, and child rapists. Always because of some perceived reason he might fail.
If it is a slam dunk he takes it so it can be in his win column, and if it isn't he sloughs it off on an overworked, inexperienced, newly hired DDA - sending them into court unprepared and uninformed.
He has failed to fill the positions vacated by his losing or firing the County's experienced prosecutors, and his "Help Wanted" ad is a standing joke at the State level.
And that's the short list.
He'll have a hard time raising a hundred grand this time around.
What're you buying? He failed you with the Palco suit. The justices laughed at him. They don't generally do that.
He failed in the Douglas and Zanotti case - FAILED to do his job, and present possibly exonerating evidence, and in fact he tried to stack the deck. That was also tossed out of court.
He went after the toddler wanderer's Dad - with the full weight of the law. It took the jury a couple of minutes to throw that one out.... Then he plea bargains every hard case, the killers, and child rapists. Always because of some perceived reason he might fail.
If it is a slam dunk he takes it so it can be in his win column, and if it isn't he sloughs it off on an overworked, inexperienced, newly hired DDA - sending them into court unprepared and uninformed.
He has failed to fill the positions vacated by his losing or firing the County's experienced prosecutors, and his "Help Wanted" ad is a standing joke at the State level.
And that's the short list.
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Surprise
27 Documents, linked in the sidebar - the Galleogs files - 14,753 Reads.
Down in flames! Palco suit ORDER SUSTAINING DEMURRER WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND - Reads: 4945
Down in flames! Palco suit ORDER SUSTAINING DEMURRER WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND - Reads: 4945
Election RoundUp
◼ Downey campaign announces endorsements
And I'm keeping a running list of who's announced/campaign news
◼ HERE with a quick link in the left sidebar.
And I'm keeping a running list of who's announced/campaign news
◼ HERE with a quick link in the left sidebar.
Arrest made in Van Alstine killing
◼ Arrest made in Van Alstine killing
Detectives investigating the November killing of Robert Van Alstine arrested a man Wednesday who was already in jail on unrelated charges.
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office said Johnny Lindel Lewis, 28, of Eureka, was booked on suspicion of murder in the stabbing death of Van Alstine, 30, on Nov. 18.
Van Alstine arrived at the front door of a business around 4:30 a.m. the day he was killed, banging on the door and asking for help. He had been stabbed once.
◼ Second arrest made in Van Alstine killing
A second person has been arrested in connection to the November stabbing death of Robert Van Alstine while the first suspect made his first court appearance to face a murder charge on Friday.
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office said Andrea Janette Marr, 24, of Eureka, turned herself in around 5 p.m. Thursday after Eureka police officers, who know her, spread the word around her known haunts that she had a murder warrant.
Detectives investigating the November killing of Robert Van Alstine arrested a man Wednesday who was already in jail on unrelated charges.
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office said Johnny Lindel Lewis, 28, of Eureka, was booked on suspicion of murder in the stabbing death of Van Alstine, 30, on Nov. 18.
Van Alstine arrived at the front door of a business around 4:30 a.m. the day he was killed, banging on the door and asking for help. He had been stabbed once.
◼ Second arrest made in Van Alstine killing
A second person has been arrested in connection to the November stabbing death of Robert Van Alstine while the first suspect made his first court appearance to face a murder charge on Friday.
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office said Andrea Janette Marr, 24, of Eureka, turned herself in around 5 p.m. Thursday after Eureka police officers, who know her, spread the word around her known haunts that she had a murder warrant.
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
”I have every intention on announcing when the time gets closer,” Gallegos said.
◼ DA race begins to take shape Updated complete story
She makes some good points.
The reporter mentions Ken Quigley's frustration with the process, and leaves it at not being contacted regarding the plea deal. In fact, his frustration is much deeper than that, and has been detailed in an ongoing series of unbearably poignant Letters To The Editor. It is most certainly a case of one man trying very hard to let people know what is wrong with the DA. He is not the only victim/family member to articulate the exact same kind of treatment over the years.
Gallegos' record is sure to come out this time. He doesn't have Palco to hide behind anymore, and all the spin in the world is not going to disguise his true nature.
Statements about him being back up by outstanding people are nice, and certainly the staff by and large is outstanding, but it isn't what it once was, he lost or fired virtually all of the County's experienced prosecutors, and he remains unable to fill those positions. trials are being handled by inexperienced and overloaded staff.
It's high time someone took a long, hard, serious look at the facts.
She said her decision to run came after she and other local attorneys had discussions about who was going to run against Gallegos.
”And no one came forward,” Bryson said.
Even the defense attorneys and public defenders know that Gallegos is a disaster.
One of Bryson's criticisms was Gallegos' handling of high-profile cases, including the recent prosecution of two men who killed 9-year-old Nicole Quigley while street racing on State Route 299 in October 2008.
”The Whitmill case is what lit a fire under me,” Bryson said.
Nicole's father Ken Quigley was very public about his frustrations with the process, which seemed to resonate with the community. At the case's conclusion, Ken Quigley was critical of how Gallegos handled the case, saying the family was not made aware of the plea agreements until the last minute.
Bryson said she will be wearing pink, because it was Nicole Quigley's favorite color, and that pink will be on her campaign signs, which will have the slogan “Justice for all” on them.
The Quigley family said they had not spoken with Bryson.
”I think it's inappropriate for anyone to use Nicole, my daughter's name, in any campaign unless they talked to us, her parents, first,” Ken Quigley said.
Bryson said in a later interview that the story of Nicole Quigley, who her daughter played soccer with, had an impact on many people in the county who don't personally know the family.
”It would be inappropriate to approach Ken because he's grieving,” Bryson said.
She said that the District Attorney's Office should be run more like a business and that the district attorney should not get wrapped up in trying to prosecute time-consuming cases.
”The district attorney is an administrator,” Bryson said. “Why on earth does Paul Gallegos put himself in a felony trial?”
Gallegos said it would be a disservice to the community if he did not help out with the case load in the office.
”People demand more, not less, work from government these days,” Gallegos wrote in an e-mail. “So, in actuality I have to administer this office, train and oversee staff, direct and guide the office toward where we want this office to be and try cases as well. Fortunately, I am assisted in fulfilling my duties of making sure this office is running effectively and efficiently by many outstanding people.”
Bryson said that law enforcement members she has talked to are frustrated with the DA.
”Law enforcement has about had it with Paul,” Bryson said.
Gallegos said that was a “false” and “irrelevant” claim.
”I work for the People of the State of California,” Gallegos wrote. “As such, I cannot work to curry favor in any one group or groups but must represent all.”
But, Bryson said she liked Gallegos while she worked for him.
”I was grateful for my job,” Bryson said.
She said that if she wins there won't be any major personnel changes in the office.
”Not a single deputy will be laid off unless they choose to leave,” Bryson said.
She said she wanted to hear from the community before discussing any possible changes to the medical marijuana guidelines in the county, but that she understands marijuana plays a large role.
”We keep it criminal and we keep it dangerous,” Bryson said. “We have to be very careful on how we regulate it.”
Bryson is in the process of hiring a campaign manager.
”I've got a lot of ground to cover in the next six months,” Bryson said. “I plan on wearing out a lot of tennis shoes.”
She makes some good points.
The reporter mentions Ken Quigley's frustration with the process, and leaves it at not being contacted regarding the plea deal. In fact, his frustration is much deeper than that, and has been detailed in an ongoing series of unbearably poignant Letters To The Editor. It is most certainly a case of one man trying very hard to let people know what is wrong with the DA. He is not the only victim/family member to articulate the exact same kind of treatment over the years.
Gallegos' record is sure to come out this time. He doesn't have Palco to hide behind anymore, and all the spin in the world is not going to disguise his true nature.
Statements about him being back up by outstanding people are nice, and certainly the staff by and large is outstanding, but it isn't what it once was, he lost or fired virtually all of the County's experienced prosecutors, and he remains unable to fill those positions. trials are being handled by inexperienced and overloaded staff.
It's high time someone took a long, hard, serious look at the facts.
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Kathleen Bryson throws hat in the ring for DA
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◼ Local attorney throws hat in the ring for DA
◼ DA race begins to take shape Updated complete story
A local defense attorney who worked for District Attorney Paul Gallegos for nearly a year and a half announced her candidacy for the position today.
”You can complain or you can try to do something to change things,” Kathleen Bryson said in an interview.
Her decision to run came after she and other local attorneys had discussions on who was going to run against Gallegos.
”And no one came forward,” Bryson said.
She said issues like the treatment of victims, prosecuting big cases and the office's relationship with police were a few of her motivating factors.
”Law enforcement has about had it with Paul,” Bryson said.
Bryson grew up in the Palo Alto area, went to the University of California at Santa Cruz and graduated from Tulane University in 1992.
She practiced corporate law for an English firm and lived in England and Ireland.
She's married to the St. Bernard's School Director of Facilities Gary Bryson and lives in Cutten. Her two daughters are 16 and almost 10.
After time at the DA's office as a deputy district attorney, she worked for the law office of Manny Daskal before recently starting her own practice.
At Daskal's office she defended a number of marijuana cases, which, she said, has given her experience with the one of the county's top issues.
”We keep it criminal and we keep it dangerous,” Bryson said. “We have to be very careful on how we regulate it.”
Photo: Josh Jackson/The Times-Standard Kathleen Bryson announced her run for Humboldt County District Attorney during an interview at the Mity Nice Bakery in Eureka on Tuesday. (Allison White)
◼ Gallegos Challenger Announces The Journal
The Times-Standard writes that former Deputy DA Kathleen Bryson will run against current DA Paul Gallegos in June 2010. ”Law enforcement has about had it with Paul,” Bryson told the T-S. No word yet from former environmental crimes prosecutor Paul Hagen, a widely rumored candidate.
◼ First Gallegos challenger steps up heraldo
◼ Totally nutso chick uses dead child as campaign prop
◼ Gallegos to face a reelection challenge
Hislop officially running
◼ Hislop officially enters Sheriff's race
The chief investigator of the Humboldt County District Attorney's Office is looking to become the county's top cop.
”It's my extreme pleasure to introduce Mike Hislop, our next sheriff of Humboldt County,” District Attorney Paul Gallegos said Monday at the Humboldt Bay Inn, introducing Hislop to a group of several dozen supporters.
Despite budget restrictions, Hislop said he was able to revamp the investigations unit, part by outfitting investigators with new equipment, uniformsin and crime-scene re-enactment technology, all without impacting the department's budget, by helping to secure about $750,000 in grant funding for the department from a variety of sources.
Related: ◼ Gallegos' Assault Team Blog entries being what they are, start at the bottom, and read your way up.
◼ Hislop's Supporters
Monday, January 04, 2010
An update - Reepaul Singh Rana Murder suspect arrested in Washington
◼ Murder suspect arrested in Washington
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office this morning announced that a suspect has been arrested for the 2008 murder of Reepaul Singh Rana whose body was found Sept. 13, 2008, north of Alderpoint.
The 35-year-old San Francisco man was shot to death. His SAAB sedan was found burning on a back road along Big Lagoon on Sept. 10, 2008. Three days later, Rana's body was discovered, dumped in the area of Dyerville Loop Road, north of Alderpoint Road -- more than 100 miles from his vehicle.
The Sheriff's Office reported the body appeared to have been dumped four or five days before it was discovered.
◼ Man suspected in 2008 killing has first court date in Washington
The man believed by law enforcement to have killed a San Francisco man and dumped his body in Southern Humboldt County in 2008 made his first appearance in a Washington court Wednesday.
The King County Prosecutor's Office charged Ryan Christopher Carroll, 29, with being a fugitive from justice.
”The purpose of that charge is to hold him pending his return to California,” said King County Prosecutor's Office Spokesman Dan Donohoe.
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office this morning announced that a suspect has been arrested for the 2008 murder of Reepaul Singh Rana whose body was found Sept. 13, 2008, north of Alderpoint.
The 35-year-old San Francisco man was shot to death. His SAAB sedan was found burning on a back road along Big Lagoon on Sept. 10, 2008. Three days later, Rana's body was discovered, dumped in the area of Dyerville Loop Road, north of Alderpoint Road -- more than 100 miles from his vehicle.
The Sheriff's Office reported the body appeared to have been dumped four or five days before it was discovered.
◼ Man suspected in 2008 killing has first court date in Washington
The man believed by law enforcement to have killed a San Francisco man and dumped his body in Southern Humboldt County in 2008 made his first appearance in a Washington court Wednesday.
The King County Prosecutor's Office charged Ryan Christopher Carroll, 29, with being a fugitive from justice.
”The purpose of that charge is to hold him pending his return to California,” said King County Prosecutor's Office Spokesman Dan Donohoe.
Saturday, January 02, 2010
Uh Oh!
◼ Patrick vs. Patrick
This is going to be fascinating. Higgins appears to be off the reservation (the Heraldo reservation) and it's looking like he is going to get the John Wooley/Richard Marks treatment. What will the HCDCC do? Has there been a split in the heraldo faction? The circle seems to be getting smaller.
Seems Higgins is good enough to carry the water, as long as he is doing what he's supposed to on the Harbor Commission, but nope, not good enough for Supervisor. That spot has been reserved for Patrick Cleary. There'll be big tribal backing, the HCAOG seat is on the line. Poor Higgins is just a pawn in the game.
Higgins has every right to run. Wouldn’t be my choice by any stretch of the imagination, but I hope he sticks to his guns and stands up to the machine which is surely telling him to withdraw.
*****
Side note: Funny, we have a Pat vs Pat race and a Mike vs Mike.
Update: and a Paul vs Paul
This is going to be fascinating. Higgins appears to be off the reservation (the Heraldo reservation) and it's looking like he is going to get the John Wooley/Richard Marks treatment. What will the HCDCC do? Has there been a split in the heraldo faction? The circle seems to be getting smaller.
Seems Higgins is good enough to carry the water, as long as he is doing what he's supposed to on the Harbor Commission, but nope, not good enough for Supervisor. That spot has been reserved for Patrick Cleary. There'll be big tribal backing, the HCAOG seat is on the line. Poor Higgins is just a pawn in the game.
Higgins has every right to run. Wouldn’t be my choice by any stretch of the imagination, but I hope he sticks to his guns and stands up to the machine which is surely telling him to withdraw.
*****
Side note: Funny, we have a Pat vs Pat race and a Mike vs Mike.
Update: and a Paul vs Paul
Friday, January 01, 2010
"He was pretty much a monster"
Greg Allen Hawkins and James Jay Keefer/Peoria Police Dept photo◼ 'Person of interest' in Arizona homicide kills himself in Humboldt Hill Home
Detective Mark Lankford of the Glendale Police Department said Greg Hawkins was the person of interest and that he was found in his mother's home around 10 p.m. Wednesday.
Hawkins' mother and a man who is under hospice care were also in the home.
Glendale police wanted to talk to Hawkins, officially listing him late Wednesday night as a person of interest in the killing of Cynthia Langrall, 57.
Langrall was killed in the early morning hours of Dec. 21, shot in the head while out for a run.
Arizona media reports state that neighbors heard two gunshots and that she was about a block from her home when she was shot. Langrall died at a hospital later the same day.
◼ Glendale woman shot and killed while jogging
◼ Peoria man tied to murder of Glendale jogger kills himself
Hawkins went missing about that time with James Jay Keefer, 55, whom Glendale police said was his roommate.
Keefer, 55, told friends he was going to an area northeast of Kingman, to go exploring. Family and friends have not heard from him since then, and all attempts to contact him have failed. Police later learned that he was with Hawkins.
The white 2005 Chrysler Sebring with a black top and Arizona license 1MSGT2U that the two men were driving was found at the California residence where Hawkins died.
Keefer, who is diabetic and may be without medication, is still missing.
He is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall, 210 pounds, with blue eyes and receding light brown hair.
Anyone with information regarding this incident or the whereabouts of Keefer is asked to call the Glendale Police Department's Detective Sergei Droban at 623-930-3310 or Silent Witness at 480-948-6377.
◼ Man From Eureka Standoff Identified The Journal
◼ http://kiem-tv.com/newscast Newscast of 12/31/09 quotes his brother as saying he's sad and not surprised "{Greg} was a loner as a child, he had different interests from kids his own age... he would do minor torture, and hold us down and make us do things against our will... so he'd box our ears and slap us, one time when we were kids for instance, he got a rope, tied the rope around a cat's tail, swung the cat around, and then threw the cat over a wire like a telephone wire and then ran down the street as the cat dangled from the wire, ran down the street smiling and laughing all the while..." adding his heart goes out to the victim's family, and offers his sincere condolences, "we're talking about Greg here and Greg is pretty much a monster"
How did he become a person of interest?
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On December 21, at about 5:45 AM, shots were heard in the area of 7300 W. Donald Avenue in Glendale, Arizona. Only seconds earlier, a resident's surveillance camera captured the image of a car passing through the area. A shocked neighbor found the body of a woman who would later be identified as 57-year-old Cynthia Ann Powell –a woman who regularly jogged in the area. Langrall was found lying in the street. She was taken to John C. Lincoln Hospital in critical condition. She did not survive. Langrall had been shot in the head.
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◼ Keefer's family now fears he could be a victim.
His daughter Donna can hardly bring herself to look at pictures of her father.
She says she knew something was very wrong on Christmas day.
“Christmas, at 2 o’clock when my dad didn’t show. He would have been there. There’s no doubt in my mind,” said Donna.
Police originally believed Keefer and Hawkins were out exploring in Mohave County, something his family and friends say wouldn’t have been out of character for Keefer.
But they say all of the gear he would have needed was still inside his Peoria home.
Keefer’s best friend, James Ronje, says he knew something was off about Hawkins.
“I always had my suspicions of him,” said Ronje.
When they found out Hawkins was a “person of interest” in a murder investigation they became even more fearful something terrible had happened to Keefer.
Hawkins step-brother Scott Hawkins says he was a disturbed man.
“Greg is a strange character. I wouldn’t have expected him to go kill anybody. I’ll be just as curious as anybody to see what the circumstances were behind that,” said Scott.
For now Donna says she continues to try and make contact with her missing father.
“I text my Dad every night that I miss him and I love him,” said Donna.
Glendale police say they still hold out hope that James Keefer could be alive. The family hopes Valley residents will help with the search.
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