Missing Person

Jerry George

Missing Person Report from the Sheriff’s Office

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a McKinleyville man who was reported missing late last week.  Last Friday a woman reported her boyfriend failed to return home.   The man, Jerry George, 29, had gone out to friends’ house the night before but never made it home.  Friends indicated he left their house on Reasor Road, McKinleyville, at about 11:45 p.m. on Thursday night.  Mr. George’s friends told deputies he left on foot and they believed he was going to walk to his residence on Railroad Avenue.  Mr. George has not been seen since.  Friends and family members indicate it is highly unusually for Mr. George to be out of contact with them for this length of time.

Jerry George is a black male adult, 6’ 3” tall, weighing about 250 pounds.  He has a tattoo on his left forearm that reads “Hauna” and one on his neck that reads “Shanda.”  He also has gold teeth.  George was believed to be wearing a black shirt, blue jeans, a brown jacket, and black shoes.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Jerry George should call Detective Cheryl Franco at (707) 268-3644.

Since People couldn’t see the photo (though I could) I borrowed this one from the Humboldt Mirror (thanks, bugs).

UPDATE:

Humboldt County Sheriff’s Detectives arrested a McKinleyville man this morning in connection to the disappearance of Jerry George last January.  Detectives arrested Jacob Charles Steele, 21 after obtaining a $1 million warrant for his arrest for the murder of Mr. George.  With the assistance of Eureka Police Department’s Problem-Oriented Policing (POP) Unit, Detectives arrested Steele at his father’s residence on the 2400 block of Union Street in Eureka.  Steele was taken into custody without incident.

Mr. George was reported missing January 22, 2010 by his girlfriend after failing to return home from an acquaintances’ apartment the night before.  During the nearly two-month investigation, Sheriff’s Detectives discovered evidence that led them to believe Mr. George was a victim of a homicide.  Detectives conducted dozens of interviews and served several search warrants.  One search warrant was served at the apartment where Mr. George was last seen, the Reasor Road residence of Jacob Steele.  Steele had told deputies that Mr. George had left his apartment the night of his disappearance and he hadn’t seen him since.

Steele was booked into Humboldt County Correctional Facility on one county of murder.  He is expected to be arraigned Wednesday.

The case is still under investigation and anyone with information about the case should call Detective Cheryl Franco at (707) 268-3644 or Sgt. Wayne Hanson at (707) 268-3639.

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bluelaker4
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bluelaker4
14 years ago

No picture, just a red x. 🙁

Staff
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14 years ago

try reloading. It is showing up fine on mine.

Staff
Member
14 years ago

try reloading. It is showing up fine on mine.

Laura Carr
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14 years ago

no picture here, either, even after multiple tries.

Laura Carr
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14 years ago

no picture here, either, even after multiple tries.

Jackie Ginn
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Jackie Ginn
14 years ago

Nope, still no picture.

Jackie Ginn
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Jackie Ginn
14 years ago

Nope, still no picture.

Mr. Nice
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Mr. Nice
14 years ago

If you copy and paste the link for the picture, it is a google mail address.

Mr. Nice
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Mr. Nice
14 years ago

If you copy and paste the link for the picture, it is a google mail address.

Staff
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14 years ago

Ahhh, Mr Nice, Again you point me in the right direction. I foolishly copied the link from my Gmail account where the Sheriff’s press release comes. When I’m on, it works. When I’m not it doesn’t. So I borrowed from the Mirror.

Staff
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14 years ago

Ahhh, Mr Nice, Again you point me in the right direction. I foolishly copied the link from my Gmail account where the Sheriff’s press release comes. When I’m on, it works. When I’m not it doesn’t. So I borrowed from the Mirror.

Mr. Nice
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Mr. Nice
14 years ago

I saw more on this on watchpaul, but rose has disabled commenting.

They arrested one guy on March 10th

A resident of the home where missing McKinleyville man Jerry George was last seen was arrested Monday on suspicion of murder.

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office said investigators and members of the Eureka Police Department’s Problem Oriented Policing Unit arrested Jacob Charles Steele, 21, at his father’s Union Street home in Eureka after obtaining a $1 million warrant for his arrest.

Good detective work, little late tho.

“Terry Odom” identified this guy as the killer on the times-standard comment board on February 3rd

Me and my crew we know it was Jake Steel, when we see him its OVER, nobody touches black like that.

This was a few days after a “Terry Odom” was arrested at a meth lab in Arcata and coincidentally that happened the day before dude went missing.

All a coincidence prolly. Rest in peace.

Staff
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14 years ago
Reply to  Mr. Nice

The Odom arrested at the meth lab was a Terre (though misspellings are certainly easy to do) and Odom is an uncommon name. It does seem like an interesting coincidence.

Mr. Nice
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Mr. Nice
14 years ago

I saw more on this on watchpaul, but rose has disabled commenting.

They arrested one guy on March 10th

A resident of the home where missing McKinleyville man Jerry George was last seen was arrested Monday on suspicion of murder.

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office said investigators and members of the Eureka Police Department’s Problem Oriented Policing Unit arrested Jacob Charles Steele, 21, at his father’s Union Street home in Eureka after obtaining a $1 million warrant for his arrest.

Good detective work, little late tho.

“Terry Odom” identified this guy as the killer on the times-standard comment board on February 3rd

Me and my crew we know it was Jake Steel, when we see him its OVER, nobody touches black like that.

This was a few days after a “Terry Odom” was arrested at a meth lab in Arcata and coincidentally that happened the day before dude went missing.

All a coincidence prolly. Rest in peace.

Staff
Member
14 years ago
Reply to  Mr. Nice

The Odom arrested at the meth lab was a Terre (though misspellings are certainly easy to do) and Odom is an uncommon name. It does seem like an interesting coincidence.

Mr. Nice
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Mr. Nice
14 years ago

You’re right, it is spelled Terre.

I guess Odom is an uncommon name… outside of Bakersfield, Fresno, Modesto, Oklahoma, etc.

Whoever posted that may have been an imposter. The fact that they knew who the suspect was immediately makes me think there is something to that.

Mr. Nice
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Mr. Nice
14 years ago

You’re right, it is spelled Terre.

I guess Odom is an uncommon name… outside of Bakersfield, Fresno, Modesto, Oklahoma, etc.

Whoever posted that may have been an imposter. The fact that they knew who the suspect was immediately makes me think there is something to that.