Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth
Skippy Massey
Humboldt Sentinel
Three Time Loser At It Again
How many times do you have to touch a hot stove to find your fingers burned to a crisp?
On July 1 at about 1:21 pm, an officer with the Eureka Police Department attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle on 7th Street at ‘C’ Street for a traffic violation.
As soon as the officer activated his emergency lights the vehicle accelerated to about 70 mph on 7th Street and fled from the officer like Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride.
The car plowed through red lights at several intersections, narrowly missed collisions with other vehicles, and made several unsafe lane changes around other vehicles traveling on 7th St.
Due to the high speeds and traffic congestion the officer was unable to keep up with the vehicle. The officer lost sight of the vehicle on 7th St near Myrtle Ave.
Three minutes later officers located the unoccupied car in the parking area of Cooper’s Gulch on the 1700 block of 10th St. Witnesses reported the male driver fled into Cooper Gulch as fast as his little feet would carry him. Several officers from the Eureka Police Department conducted a search of the area for about 45 minutes but were unable to locate the driver. The errant chariot was towed and impounded.
Based on several prior contacts the officer that pursued the vehicle recognized the driver as the registered owner of the vehicle. The driver was identified as Steven Nicholas Upton, 23, of Eureka.
Two hours after the wanton chase, Mr. Upton conveniently let his fingers do the walking and phoned the Eureka Police Department to report his vehicle as stolen. The officer who originally gave chase responded to Wabash Avenue and ‘C’ Street to meet with Upton and pry into the situation a bit more.
The officer recognized Upton as the scofflaw driver of the vehicle and arrested him for felony evading a peace officer in a vehicle, failure to wear a seat belt, failure to stop for a red light at an intersection, and unsafe lane change.
Poor Mr. Upton. It’s not his first time around the cell block. Or his second. Some folks are slow learners and need remedial training in life.
Gambling With Meth and Beaten by the Odds
We think there’s a lot more to this story than meets the eye. Or the nose.
On June 29 at 6:15 in the morning, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a call from Bear River Casino security who reported a 31-year old male from Eureka was at the front door of the Casino saying he was assaulted in a vehicle.
The male was bleeding from an injury to his nose and medical was summoned to the casino to treat the victim.
A deputy arrived at the casino and followed the ambulance to the hospital where the victim was treated for his injuries.
The victim told the deputy during the interview he ingested some wicked methamphetamine with three other males in the back of a van around 3:00 am.
After snorting the meth one of the males started punching him in the face. The male then took his black tote bag, wallet, jacket and sunglasses, and unceremoniously dropped him off at the intersection of Singley Road and Brenard Street in Loleta.
The beaten-methy-sad-bloody victim walked to the Casino to report the crime and seek medical aid.
The victim did not want to provide the deputy with a description of the suspects for fear of retaliation. He was treated and released from the hospital.
Anyone with information for the Sheriff’s Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office at 707-445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at 707-268-2539.
Jumpin’ Juveniles’ Fightin’ Knifeplay in Redway
Kids. Gotta love ‘em. They just wanna have fun.
On June 29 at 4:00 am, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch center received a rather odd 911 call. No one speaking on the phone, but yelling could be heard in the background.
The dispatcher was able to overhear something in regards to a stabbing, and immediately sent deputies to the 3400 block of Redwood Drive in Redway.
California Highway Patrol Officers (CHP) also responded to the scene and arrived before the deputy.
The CHP officers located an 18-year old male who had been stabbed. They summoned medical assistance for the injured dude. They then located a 17-year old male suspect who they detained for the deputy.
The HCSO deputy spoke with the male suspect who had injuries around his head, eyes, face and lips indicating he had been beat up like a pinata. He told the deputy he was assaulted by six males–all at once– and they punched him and threw flower pots at him.
The suspected culprit went on to say he tried to flee from the males and ran away from them, however they pursued him. When he fell down they started kicking him and punching him some more like a punching bag and a pinata.
Of course, fearing for his life, he grabbed a folding knife and started swinging it wildly at the males assaulting him. As luck would have it, he stabbed one of the males, so the rest of the gang conveniently and consequently quit assaulting him. He should’ve broken into a West Side Story song.
The deputy contacted the stabbing victim at the hospital to check out his side of the story. He clammed up and told the deputy he didn’t want to speak with the deputy at that time, but said he would give a statement later.
The hospital told the deputy the victims injuries were not life-threatening. Just a little stabbin’. Nothing to see here, move along.
The deputy released the 17-year old male suspect who admitted to the stabbing to the custody of his mom. The case is being referred to the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office for review and the stabbin’ lad had his knife taken away and grounded and told not to do it again.
Once again, anyone with information for the Sheriffs Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office at 707-445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at 707-268-2539.
A Really Rash Case of Road Rage
Can’t we all just get along?
On June 30 at 2:00 in the morning, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a vehicle attempting to purposely force another vehicle off the road on southbound US 101 near College of the Redwoods.
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) responded to the area and assist the HSCO in the road rage incident.
Deputies spoke with the victims: two 28-year old females.
The deputies learned after speaking with them that one of the victims had recently divorced her husband. She had been staying with her two children at her sister’s place in Eureka.
While at her sister’s residence she received several texts from her ex-husband, Thuong Huynh, 34-years old, of Eureka. She and her sister decided to leave the home with the children and leave the area.
While they were driving south on US 101 in their 2004 blue Chevy Mailbu, they saw a 1995 dark green Chevy Silverado pickup truck following them. The victims knew that Mr. Huynh drives a similar truck. That’s when things took a turn for the crazy.
Suddenly, the truck drove up behind them and attempted to ram them.
The truck turned off its headlights and pulled alongside the victim’s vehicle. It then swerved at their vehicle forcing them off the road and onto the shoulder of the road. The victims were able to regain control of their vehicle and drove back onto US 101.
The truck then drove ahead of the victim’s vehicle and stopped sideways in the middle of US 101– blocking both southbound lanes of traffic. Incredibly, the victims were able to pass the truck which pulled in behind them. Unfortunately, the possessed truck and the crazed driver attempted to ram them again.
This was all like something out of a bad Stephen King story. A really badass one. Pennywise the clown meets Christine.
California Highway Patrol Officers located and stopped the green 1995 Chevy truck being driven by Thuong Huynh on Singley Road near the Bear River Casino.
Mr. Huynh was arrested for Assault with a Deadly Weapon and transported to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility. His bail was set at $50,000.
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Crazy kooky crooks. Looking for fun in all the wrong places.
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