Eureka Man Arrested for Laytonville Stabbing Deaths
Talen Barton, a Eureka resident,* was arrested this morning in Mendocino County on suspicion of murder of two individuals and the stabbing attack on two others that resulted in the victims being medevacked out of the area.
As reported earlier today, the former Laytonville youth was arrested after allegedly confessing to the incident. Below is the information entered into the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Booking Log.
The former Willits Charter School student once received first place in the Mendocino County science fair which allowed him to enter the California State Fair.
UPDATE 5:11 p.m.:
The Ukiah Daily Journal reports,
The suspect, Talen Clark Barton, who was previously in foster care, awoke at approximately 12:15 a.m., chose a 12-inch knife from the kitchen of the residence, and proceeded to enter the bedroom of a 17-year-old
girlboy at the residence, stabbingherhim, in what was described as a “very violent struggle,” according to Sheriff Tom Allman, who spoke at a press conference Sunday afternoon, calling the incident a “gruesome scene.”
Read the rest of the harrowing story here.
UPDATE 8:15 p.m.: Sheriff Tom Allman calls the incident a “mass tragedy” in the following press conference.
*Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified Barton as a Humboldt State University student.
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For a mugshot he looks pretty stoked, strange- the lazy eye reeks of MK Ultra.
He’s going to have a long life to reflect on what he did before he meets God.
Very sad.
Long life on death row
He looks higher’n a kite. This is awful, awful, awful.
This is horrible.there are so many bad things going on around here,like never before.so sorry to.the family’s my god bless you all.
This is what marijuana does to people… So sad.
Murderous dope fiends! Reefer madness!
[edit] He was smoking crystal meth…
This is not caused by the use of marijuana, mentally ill use marijuana for the relief from what they are suffering from. Bad parenting, or hereditary illness usually is the cause of mental and emotional issues. Marijuana is not a cause to mental illness at all!! He had issues marijuana could not fix.
Nahhhh, it’s the weed. I quit smoking it because I would lose my temper on it in an out of control way. I don’t lose my temper as badly when I’m not on any drug,
Bet its bath salts &/or the latest variation of that drug. He has that look of not being present in his body. Bath salts are like pcp on steroids; super high fevers, incredible strength, appearing to be in a different dimension of living, etc. Look it up, its nuts
maybe he dipped a joint in science class in one of the parts jars that always did it for me get it wet
horrible to know folks like this are walking our campus.
I’ve been trying to figure out if I had any classes with him, but I can’t figure out how to view my old classes on the new Moodle interface.
Heavy heart here. Strength and love to his Mom (One of the most amazing Doctor’s and woman I have ever had the pleasure of learning from!) and his amazing and beautiful sister. Very very sad.
This is a very sad story. What I have learned is the victims are from Canada and were visiting with relatives in Laytonville..
It is refreshing that Sheriff Allman keeps the Mendocino people informed about the crime commited in their county. In Humoldt someone could be beat to death in the middle of Garberville and the only info is rumors.
Any idea why he killed these people?
Batshit?
The waking up and stabbing thing sounds like Ambien. The mug shot devoid of any emotions hints at a total psychopath. My condolences to the families….just tragic.
Ernie, I was thinking exactly the same thing.
Marijuana is not a cause for this tragedy! people with mental illnesses use marijuana to relieve them of their symptoms. Mental and emotional illness comes from bad parenting, and/or is hereditary. This young man has issues that marijuana can not fix!!
The speculations from people are judgmental and have no real backing, there for they are lies that are being spread and people should just be sending their positivity to the families that have lost soooo veery much!!
horrible And sad
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He was a good person when I knew him, and by the way it wasn’t marijuana that did this [edit]
While I am not for recreational mj use, attributing this to Marijuana would be like blaming it on charter schools or university attendance.
However, the shooting in Cover is definitely linked to Marijuana grows.
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