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From the Booking / Arrest Desk: October 21-28, 2024

by Jay A. Martin Views: 879

The metal doors of Siskiyou County Jail opened and closed 47 times last week, each opening telling a different story of North State life. From the shadows of Mount Shasta to the busy aisles of Yreka’s Walmart, from rural marijuana grows to the neon glow of Rain Rock Casino, the booking log reads like a raw, unfiltered chronicle of one October week.

The cast of characters spanned generations – from a 19-year-old Yreka resident to a 66-year-old traveler from Colorado Springs. They came from all walks of life: transients seeking shelter, small-town locals who took wrong turns, and out-of-state visitors who found trouble on Interstate 5’s winding corridor through the Siskyou mountains.

Monday set the tone with five bookings, including an attempted murder case that would prove to be one of the week’s most serious charges. By Tuesday, the booking pace had more than doubled, with twelve new arrivals creating a symphony of paperwork shuffling and camera flashes. The autumn chill seemed to bring with it a harvest of marijuana-related arrests, as law enforcement wrapped up several grow operations around Visa Creek.

The jail’s revolving door spun fastest for DUI arrests – nine drivers found themselves trading steering wheels for holding cells. Walmart proved to be a frequent backdrop for trouble, with multiple shoplifting arrests originating from its sliding doors. The week’s geography sprawled from Happy Camp to Mount Shasta, from Montague to Weed, painting a portrait of a county where small-town life occasionally intersects with law enforcement.

Some stays were brief – just long enough for fingerprints to dry and sobriety to return. Others extended beyond the week’s end, their stories still unfolding in courtroom chapters yet to come. The booking log revealed a pattern familiar to any rural jail: domestic disputes, missed court dates, and the persistent shadow of drug possession charges.

Interstate 5’s influence was clear, bringing visitors from as far as Tacoma and Los Angeles into Siskiyou’s criminal justice system. California Highway Patrol officers were kept busy along this arterial highway, their vehicles’ lights frequently illuminating the darkness between Yreka and Weed.

The week’s most common charge was failure to appear in court – fifteen people learned the hard way that judges take their schedules seriously. The highest bail amount was set at $500,000, while others walked free on their own recognizance, their promises to return to court echoing down the jail’s corridors.

By Sunday night, as the booking log’s pages turned toward a new week, the statistics told their own story: 47 bookings, 37 men and 10 women, representing at least six different states. Some faces were familiar to the booking deputies, others were making their first – and hopefully last – appearance in the system.

Each entry in the log represented more than just charges and bail amounts – they were snapshots of lives at crossroads, of decisions good and bad, of human nature intersecting with the law in a rural California county where the mountains watch silently over it all.

As the week closed, the booking log stood as a testament to the complex tapestry of rural law enforcement – where small-town dynamics meet big-city crimes, where personal struggles become public record, and where each day brings new stories to the steel doors of Siskiyou County Jail.

10/21/24 Bookings:

Billy N. Morrison, 50, Montague

  • Arrested by SCSO at Big Springs Rd
  • Charges: 2 Felony Failure to Appear, 1 Misdemeanor Failure to Appear
  • Bond: $33,000
  • Released: 10/23/24

Nicholas R. Boynton, 25, Klamath Falls, OR

  • Arrested by SCSO at Jail Lobby
  • Charges: DUI Alcohol, DUI over 0.08%
  • Book & Release same day
  • Released: 10/21/24

Bryttani L. Holleman, 31, Gazelle

  • Arrested by YPD at 1600 Block S. Main St
  • Charges: Domestic Violence, 2 counts Failure to Appear
  • Bond: $60,000
  • Released: 10/23/24

Vicki J. Putnam, 49, Yreka

  • Arrested by YPD at NOT Casino
  • Charges: 7 counts Failure to Appear
  • Bond: $35,000
  • Released: 10/21/24

Aaron D. Rafuse, 27, Weed

  • Arrested by WPD at I-5 Central Weed
  • Charges: 2 counts Attempted Murder
  • Bond: $500,000
  • Still in custody

10/22/24 Bookings:

Jorge L. Barajas Lua, age not listed, Salem, OR

  • Arrested by SCSO at Visa Creek
  • Charges: Marijuana Cultivation, Possession for Sale
  • Released: 10/22/24

Luis A. Barajas Lua, 30, Salem, OR

  • Arrested by SCSO at Vesa Creek
  • Charges: Marijuana Cultivation, Possession for Sale
  • Released: 10/22/24

David T. Griffin, 43, Klamath River

  • Arrested by SCSO at Vesa Creek
  • Charges: Marijuana Cultivation, Possession for Sale
  • Released: 10/22/24

Justino T. Gomez, 51, Salem, OR

  • Arrested by SCSO at Bruce St
  • Charges: Domestic Battery
  • Bond: $5,000
  • Released: 10/22/24

Antonio R. Escalderon, 26, Yreka

  • Arrested by SCSO at Jail Lobby
  • Charges: Failure to Appear
  • Released: 10/22/24

Kody L. Herro, 35, Klamath Falls, OR

  • Arrested by SCSO at Mann Rd
  • Charges: Oral Copulation with Minor
  • Released to Santa Clara County: 10/23/24

Larissa K. Cox, 33, Fort Jones

  • Arrested by SCSO at Jail Lobby
  • Charges: 2 counts Failure to Appear
  • Bond: $10,000
  • Released: 10/22/24

Luis A. Salgado Barrio, 36, Los Angeles

  • Arrested by DA/SCSO at Vesa Creek
  • Charges: Marijuana Cultivation, Possession for Sale
  • Released: 10/22/24

Gary G. Guild, 66, Colorado Springs, CO

  • Arrested by CHP at N/B I-5 @ Shasta River Bridge
  • Charges: DUI Alcohol
  • Released: 10/22/24

Nathan P. Marchetti, 30, Yreka

  • Arrested by YPD at Fort Jones Rd
  • Charges: Shoplifting, Theft, Drug Paraphernalia
  • Released: 10/22/24

Jason P. Tarwater, 50, Yreka

  • Arrested by YPD at NOT Casino
  • Charges: Drug Possession, Drug Paraphernalia
  • Released: 10/22/24

Layla M. Titus, 21, Yreka

  • Arrested by YPD at Raleys
  • Charges: Petty Theft, Probation Violation, Drug Paraphernalia
  • Released: 10/24/24

10/23/24 Bookings:

Kody L. Bunyard, 32, Klamath Falls, OR

  • Arrested by SCSO at Courthouse
  • Charges: Vandalism, Domestic Violence, Credit Card Fraud, Drug Sales
  • Still in custody

Michael A. Davis, 41, Weed

  • Arrested by CHP at Webb St Apts
  • Charges: DUI Drugs
  • Bond: $2,000
  • Released: 10/23/24

Douglas F. Goodwin, 34, Yreka

  • Arrested by SCSO at Jail Sally Port
  • Charges: Failure to Appear on Felony
  • Still in custody

Lukas M. McNee, 30, Yreka

  • Arrested by CalFire at Big Springs
  • Charges: Illegal Campfire, Burning Material, Drug Paraphernalia
  • Released: 10/23/24

Marquis T. Pitts, 27, Yreka

  • Arrested by SCSO at Courthouse
  • Multiple Felony Charges, Sentenced to CDCR
  • Still in custody

Jesus G. Rodriguez Garcia, 37, Newell

  • Arrested by TPD at Osborn and 139
  • Charges: Drug Sales, Drug Possession
  • Released: 10/24/24

Shabaka L. Thurman, 25, Yreka

  • Arrested by SCSO at Jail Sallyport
  • Multiple Felony Charges including Domestic Violence
  • Bond: $100,000+
  • Still in custody

10/24/24 Bookings:

Matthew W. Armstrong-Horr, 46, Yreka

  • Arrested by YPD at Walmart
  • Charges: Burglary, 4 counts Failure to Appear
  • Bond: $35,000
  • Released: 10/24/24

Emerson Joe, 50, Mt Shasta

  • Arrested by MSPD at Mt Shasta City Park
  • Charges: Battery on Officer, Resisting Arrest, Trespassing
  • Bond: $50,000+
  • Still in custody

Paulette V. Johnson, 61, Yreka

  • Arrested by SCSO at Jail Lobby
  • Charges: Failure to Appear
  • Released: 10/24/24

Joseph I. Lee, 37, Porter Ranch

  • Arrested by CHP at Moonlit/Main
  • Charges: Evading Police, Resisting Arrest
  • Bond: $20,000
  • Released: 10/25/24

Zachary J. Marks, age not listed, Yreka

  • Arrested by YPD at Walmart
  • Charges: Petty Theft
  • Released: 10/24/24

Rochelle K. Thom, 27, Yreka

  • Arrested by YPD at Walmart
  • Charges: Petty Theft, 2 counts Failure to Appear
  • Bond: $10,000
  • Released: 10/24/24

10/25/24 Bookings:

Deborah S. Carnahan, 66, Montague

  • Arrested by SCSO at 16th Street
  • Charges: Public Intoxication
  • Released: 10/26/24

Sergio Covarrubias Ramirez, 41, Tacoma, WA

  • Arrested by CHP at Weed
  • Charges: DUI Alcohol, DUI over 0.08%
  • Released: 10/25/24

Michelle M. Gurule, 45, Yreka

  • Arrested by YPD at Walmart
  • Charges: Petty Theft
  • Bond: $5,000
  • Released: 10/25/24

Shawn P. Haas, 37, Mt Shasta

  • Arrested by MSPD at W. Lake St
  • Charges: Domestic Violence, Resisting Arrest, Public Intoxication
  • Bond: $50,000
  • Still in custody

Darrell W. Hall Jr, 41, Hornbrook

  • Arrested by YPD at Gold St School
  • Charges: 3 Felony Failure to Appear, 1 Misdemeanor Failure to Appear
  • Released OR: 10/25/24

Trung C. Pham, 25, Redding

  • Arrested by CHP at I-5 N of Ream
  • Charges: DUI Alcohol
  • Released: 10/26/24

Sergio Sabino Sabino, 26, Hornbrook

  • Arrested by CHP at I-5 N/B Yreka
  • Charges: Multiple Failure to Appear warrants
  • Released: 10/25/24

10/26/24 Bookings:

Ernest G. Guiducci, 29, Plymouth

  • Arrested by SCSO at Live Oak/Attebery
  • Charges: Failure to Appear on Felony
  • Released: 10/26/24

Marcos Gonzalez-Regino, 41, Dorris

  • Arrested by YPD at Rain Rock Casino
  • Charges: Public Intoxication
  • Released: 10/27/24

David L. McBurney, 54, Happy Camp

  • Arrested by SCSO at Oberlin Rd
  • Charges: Probation Violation, Failure to Appear, Resisting Arrest
  • Bond: $30,000
  • Released: 10/26/24

Jimmie T. Morales, 59, Bass Lake

  • Arrested by MSPD at Chestnut St
  • Charges: Assault, Battery
  • Released: 10/27/24

David L. Langford, 64, Fort Jones

  • Arrested by YPD at S.O Yreka
  • Charges: Public Intoxication
  • Released: 10/26/24

10/27/24 Bookings:

Michael A. Beals, 44, Happy Camp

  • Arrested by CHP at Indian Creek Rd
  • Charges: DUI Alcohol, DUI over 0.08%
  • Released: 10/27/24

Casey J. Foster, 42, Montague

  • Arrested by CHP at Afer Beswick Rd
  • Multiple charges including Felon with Firearm
  • Bond: $25,000
  • Still in custody

Kristen T. Maddox, 32, Montague

  • Arrested by SCSO at Hwy 3/Phillipe Ln
  • Multiple charges including Grand Theft
  • Bond: $40,000
  • Still in custody

Cade A. Petrie, 23, Mt Shasta

  • Arrested by CHP at Everett Memorial
  • Charges: DUI Alcohol
  • Released: 10/27/24

Alexis A. Pokovich, 19, Yreka

  • Arrested by YPD at Fourth St/Middle St
  • Charges: DUI Alcohol, DUI over 0.08%
  • Released: 10/27/24

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Author: Jay A. Martin"Never underestimate the impact of a single voice seeking the truth, sometimes you find the story, sometimes the story finds you...and occasionally, it trips you on the way out the door. - Jay Martin"

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