A Deputy on patrol in Ukiah has arrested a man after recognizing him from previous contact. Franklin Patty had a warrant for his arrest and was found with meth in his possession. He was held without bail since he had the warrant, then also arrested for possession of a controlled substance.
A man in Willits is busted after a call to the Sheriff’s office about a domestic situation. The Deputies who responded say the victim and Joel Neely were in a relationship and lived together and had an argument. The victim says they were arguing about dinner and how it was prepared when Neely punched her in the face. They put out a be-on-the-look-out alert for Neely related to the domestic dispute, and found and arrested him. He’s charged with domestic battery and held on $25,000.00 bail.
A man in Covelo has been arrested after an assault. Deputies say they found a victim with injuries to their face. They said their boyfriend of the last two years, Jose “Johnny” Santiago, had hit the victim in the face with a large piece of wood a week ago. Plus, he took her car and damaged it. Her family gave her a ride to the Covelo Fire Department, then a be-on-the-look-out (BOLO) alert was put out for Santiago. The next day Round Valley Tribal Police picked up Santiago. A Deputy arrested him after for Domestic Battery, Assault with a deadly weapon and Battery causing serious injury. He was held on $30,000.00 bail.
Three people in Laytonville have been arrested after a car with out of state, dated registration tags was spotted. Two people were contacted in a driveway as another walked away. The driver was Chad Mallett, and a backseat passenger, was Marie Manning. The guy walking away was identified as Bradley Mallett. Deputies found drug paraphernalia and marijuana in the vehicle. And the driver admitted he had warrants for his arrest. Also, a Deputy found a fixed blade knife with him, and pepper spray on the woman. Mallett indeed had 3 warrants out of Humboldt County, so he was arrested for possessing a dirk or dagger and pepper spray in the car and held on $35,000. The one who walked away was arrested for being under the influence while on Post Release Community Supervision and was held without bail. And Manning was arrested and held on $15,000.00 bail.
Some election results. Since Sheriff Matt Kendall only had a write in, last minute competitor, he sailed to a win with 95% of the vote last night. Competitor and youtuber Trent James only got about 150 votes. The contentious Superintendent of Schools race looked to be going to incumbent challenger Nicole Glentzer who won 52% of the vote against Michelle Hutchins. It was an easy win for 3rd District Supervisor John Hashak who got over 70% of the vote in a landslide and in the 5th District, Ted Williams got 85% of the vote. And in all of the uncontested races, the Assessor-Clerk-Recorder, Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax-Collector and DA were all safe in their jobs.
Congressman Mike Thompson, in the 4th District easily won his primary with 66% of the vote against Matt Brock. Mike McGuire, the state Senate Majority Leader had a healthy lead in his primary with 68 percent, Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry won 66 percent. Assemblyman Jim Wood had almost 73% against his primary challenger. Lake County’s Assessor Recorder goes to the incumbent, Rich Ford and the DA, which was a competitive race, went to the incumbent Susan Krones with a healthy win. Bryan Pullman won a seat on the Middletown Unified School Board.
The offices for the Sheriff Brian Martin, Superintendent of Schools Brock Falkenberg, District 2 Supervisor Bruno Sabatier and District 3 Supervisor Eddie “EJ” Crandell were all uncontested, so they essentially all won reelection.
The Governor’s new budget includes a bunch more money for school districts and charter schools. There would be $4.5 billion more than what Newsom is proposing for the Local Control Funding Formula lawmakers released. This is just a draft budget, but it would mean some of the Governor’s ideas wouldn’t make it into the final budget, like a literacy proposal and changes to language learning and reading. They would cut money for maintenance at K-12 facilities and money for dual enrollment and career pathways. Legislative leaders are reportedly following the same revenue projections Newsom used.
The Governor is trying to help with the infant formula shortage, signing an executive order against price gouging. Due to a recall and supply chain issues because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s been a challenge to get formula for some families. Some places are jacking up the prices of what they do have. Even eBay had auctions going on for formula. The Governor’s order says sellers may not charge more than 10% over the price they charged on Feb. 17th. And the state Department of Public Health’s Women, Infants and Children, or WIC, broadened the list of eligible brands that can be purchased with their benefits.
The Noyo Theatre in Willits has opened a 21-and-older viewing area. The owners changed a screening room into a lounge where patrons can buy beer, wine and cider. There are state-of-the-art antigravity chairs with a big screen to watch films and enjoy adult beverages. Those imbibing may not bring their drinks into the lobby and nobody under 21 is allowed in the lounge. The lounge only seats 33 people at a time. There are also wheelchair accessible spots.
Two people in Redwood Valley have been arrested for being in possession of guns in a car. Deputies on patrol saw a black Dodge Charger driven by Ashley Lenhart and knew her and that she had a suspended and revoked driver’s license. They also spotted various vehicle code violations, so they stopped her. There were two men in the car with her, 23-year-old Jermaine Watson from Clearlake Oaks, and 22-year-old William Hutton from Clearlake. They searched the car and one guy said he had a gun on him and turned it over. Driver Lenhart and passenger Watson were both arrested. Lenhart for the five misdemeanor warrants and driving on a suspended license; and Watson for carrying a loaded firearm in a public place and carrying a loaded handgun for which he was not the registered owner. Hutton was released at the scene without charges.
Those who live in Mendocino County are being asked to finish up a survey if they were impacted by fires in 2017 and 2018. The Prevention, Recovery, Resiliency and Mitigation Division reminds the state Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) ReCoverCA Program Disaster Housing Assistance Survey before the end of July. It’s for eligible homeowners looking to get grants of up to $500,000 if they’re still in the process of rebuilding. Those impacted by 2020 wildfires will have their chance to apply shortly. Announcements will be made.
If you or anyone you work with has further questions about ReCoverCA, OOR, or other disaster recovery resources, please contact HCD by email at ReCoverCA@hcd.ca.gov or call (916) 202-1764.
More info on the report of shots fired in Comptche earlier this week. The Sheriff’s office reports getting a call late Monday night to the 8400 block of Flynn Creek Road because someone was yelling, firing a gun and driving an ATV around. Deputies say there was another call about a fire in the area so with firefighters they reported to the scene. Firefighters put out a fire on a trailer. They found Michael McSorley to be the suspect for the arson and an unreported assault Tuesday. A 36 year old man was reported to be the victim. He reported McSorley was armed with an “AR-15 style” rifle and shot it near the victim’s head, threatening to kill him. He also hit him multiple times with his hands and feet. McSorley was arrested yesterday, but a SWAT team had to help. He’s charged making criminal threats and assault with a firearm and held on $250,000 bail.
