An inmate at the Mendocino County Jail was found earlier this week unconscious in his cell due to a drug overdose. The 26-year-old man was found during the routine check. A nurse evaluated the man and determined that he had overdosed. She administered the opioid-reversal drug Narcan. Mendocino County deputies noticed that there were several empty plastic bags lying near the man. The sheriff said that Narcan had to be administered two more times before taking the man to the hospital.
An earthquake was recorded early Wednesday morning near Ukiah was measured at 3.5 according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was centered a mile west of Redwood Valley and struck shortly after 4:30 am. The majority of those who felt the earth move under their feet were in Mendocino County with over 130 folks who said they felt it. Fifty-six in Redwood Valley, 53 in Ukiah, and 17 in Willits said they felt the tremor. One person in Santa Roda reported feeling it, as well as one person in Mountain View.
Two Ukiah teens were arrested for the drive-by shooting that happened last November. 18-year-old Alexis Navarrete and an unidentified 17-year-old male have both been charged with attempted murder. Narvarrate was also charged with conspiracy and possession of illegal weapons. The other teen was already in police custody at the Mendocino County Juvenile Detention Center for an unrelated incident; he has been charged with attempted murder and conspiracy. The two teens allegedly opened fire on Observatory Avenue near Helen avenue around 9 pm on November 11th. Ukiah police say that the incident was from a confrontation that happened that evening and was likely gang-related.
The California Highway Patrol reports that a 26-year-old man from Redwood Valley died when his motorcycle crashed into a tree early Wednesday morning near Ukiah. Officials say that the man at around 3:30 a.m. was driving eastbound on Masonite Industrial Road near Kunzler Ranch Road. The man somehow lost control of his bike and went down an embankment and smashed into a tree. The man was thrown from the vehicle due to the force of the impact. He died at the scene.
