On Monday,
February 6, 2017 at about 1055am, Hoopa Tribal Officer responded to Little Moon
Lane in Hoopa for a patrol check of reports of a women screaming. From his vehicle
the Tribal Officer observed a female on a porch of a residence holding a rifle.
The female pointed the rifle towards the officer, the officer then retreated to
a safe location and requested the assistants of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s
Office.
The Humboldt
County Sheriff’s Office and California Highway Patrol responded to the scene to
assist. Law Enforcement was able secure a perimeter of the residence. With the
assistant of a family member, the female eventually exited the residence
unarmed. The 22 year old female was taken into custody and is being currently
held on a mental health evaluatio
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.
Mike Downey
Sheriff