Man Arrested for Attempting to Hire Someone to Murder His Elderly Uncle

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Jonathan Dutra

The Humboldt Sheriff’s Office arrested 40-year-old Jonathan A. Dutra at his home in Eureka this morning for soliciting at least two people to kill his elderly uncle. Sgt. Ken Swithenbank said that the uncle had previously signed his property on Whitlow Road near Myers Flat over to the suspect. Dutra had offered to take care of the uncle until he died in return for the Southern Humboldt man turning the property over to him, said Swithenbank.

Dutra is accused of locking the elderly man inside the property and not allowing him to leave. “Witnesses and friends of the victim hired a private detective,” Swithenbank said. The detective and Sheriff’s investigators determined the man had “offered several thousand dollars to facilitate the murder” to at least two people, said Sgt. Swithenbank.

When contacted the victim told law enforcement that he believed that Dutra wanted to kill him, explained the sergeant. “We talked to two witnesses. Two people told us that separately that they had been approached.”

When Dutra was arrested, he already had an attorney, said Swithenbank. “He was prepared.”

Dutra is charged with 653(b) Soliciting to commit murder,  368(b)(1) elder abuse, and 368(e) fraud against an elder by a caretaker.

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burma shave
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burma shave
7 years ago

In a big hurry to get paid for something there Jon? I wonder what it could be. Also, you missed a spot in your shave.

A witness
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A witness
7 years ago
Reply to  burma shave

I dnt care how they cn arrest someone on hear say. Obviously they didn’t really investigate anything because if they did it would be someone else under arrest instead of an innocent man… it’s truly irritating… look at the people making these accusations that r actually waving guns and pulling guns on people…. there is a video of Mathew Wight a friend of Aaron Jackson pulling guns on people and making threats. It will come out in court and John Dutta will be released… and the abusers will be n jail for making a false police report….

Bill
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Bill
7 years ago
Reply to  A witness

If you know John Dutra and his history, you know that the accusations are most likely true. I wouldn’t put it past him to “dispose of” his uncle himself if he thought he could get away with it.

JustWantToHearTheEndofTheStory
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JustWantToHearTheEndofTheStory
7 years ago
Reply to  Bill

I think “A Witness” does know Dutra, in fact, may be him, or an accomplice. If “A Witness” has proof, evidence, tangible knowledge, first hand of the events, then “A Witness” should come forward to law enforcement.

A witness
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A witness
7 years ago
Reply to  burma shave

It’s obvious the sherriffs investigator on the case is either on arrow Jackson. John Thomas or Mathew Wight payroll. Or just not doing his job in getting facts because there was a police report made of one of John a dutras accusers pulling a gun on someone and the videos and pictures along with txts of his acc users pulling guns and threatening people. Yet he hasn’t done anything bout it… John a Dutra dnt have any kinds of weapons but it’s ok for them to brandish fire arms threaten people’s lives and make false police reports hmm mm what’s really going on

Micheal w Stinson
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Micheal w Stinson
2 years ago
Reply to  A witness

trust me he will pull a gun or gun like weapon on you and use it. Ive seen him do it. Hes a real pieace of shit.

Dateline NBC
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Dateline NBC
7 years ago

So sad, taking advantage of the elderly. This guy is going to rot in prison, so much for “his” property

Peter Miti
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Peter Miti
7 years ago

Damn that’s a rough looking 40 years old. Some backwards version of Humboldt nepotism.

Sparklemahn
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Sparklemahn
7 years ago
Reply to  Peter Miti

More like a cupcake.

G-ma
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G-ma
7 years ago

Wholly crap!!thank god

Humanityfirst
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Humanityfirst
7 years ago

Creep!

Jack
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Jack
7 years ago

Scum bag

G-ma
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G-ma
7 years ago

Poor uncle.hope he’s doing ok.

A witness
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A witness
7 years ago
Reply to  G-ma

This is one of those situations where you shouldn’t be believing this so-called witness that is fabricating stories when they were asked to remove themselves from the property because of the illegal grow they had going and the owner John Dutra went to have them evicted they came up with a story concocted a bunch of Lies to get an innocent man in trouble like I said it’s one of those situations where you can’t believe what you see it’s what you know

Henchman Of Justice
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Henchman Of Justice
7 years ago
Reply to  A witness

HOJ is interested in alleged false police reports…..keep us all informed, and if you are accurate and right, then tell people to fuck off and get a head check after Dutra is vindicated as you imply………nothing better than “told ya so” after gossipy people eat crow”.

Vermin Supreme
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Vermin Supreme
7 years ago

It feels like Whitlow Rd. always has the strangest things going down on it…

Vermin Supreme
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Vermin Supreme
7 years ago

On that note. If anyone is looking for a REAL professional. Look no further than Vermin Supreme! What would you like me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack Off a guy?

Honeydew Bridge Chump
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Honeydew Bridge Chump
7 years ago
Reply to  Vermin Supreme

A pony for everyone was the best election promise I’ve heard, ever.

Itswhatever
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Itswhatever
7 years ago
Reply to  Vermin Supreme

Lol

Zippy
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Zippy
7 years ago

Not sure but that guy looks like he has a wondering eye. Hey you. over here. And rot in Pelican Bay slime.

Gazoo
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Gazoo
7 years ago
Reply to  Zippy

I’m sure that look will be straightened out… convict justice has a way with crooked eye sindrom

Km
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Km
7 years ago
Reply to  Zippy

In high school he made a paper clip gun and hit himself in the eye. And had surgery on his eye so now it’s watering all the time. He told me himself long long time ago so glad I don’t talk to the no more.

David
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David
7 years ago

Hey Kym,

Great site, great work, thanks for all that you do.

I think the arrest charge must have been Penal Code §653f(b) – Solicitation for Murder. Weird law! 3, 6, or 9 years in prison if convicted.

Sad circumstances, to say the least.

Jack
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Jack
7 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

This guy is absolutely worthless won’t let his wife leave says hill call n have her deported…..he paid for her bought her out of the Philippines so he could have a child this guy’s sick drag his daughter off the ground by her hair oblong with his wife or whatever a illegal individual…..alien ?? Whatever tho tossed em both in the room by there hair this guy’s a twisted fuck ……karma is a mother fucker. LIL BUDDY HAHAHA

N
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N
7 years ago

Disgusting. I’m glad this was uncovered before the uncle was hurt.

Concerned citizen
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Concerned citizen
7 years ago

This is a case of fraud, Jonathan Dutra is a good man. This is all just some big story. The Uncle was taken care of, taken to winco for 3hr trips every month, he aslo built a 3 bedroom home for Uncle Jon, but he wanted to stay in his uninhabitable shack on the property. Jonathan tried to get his uncle in a better place, gave him money as per there agreement. Its people making false claims. I sure hope the police and lawyer do there do dilagince to get to the truth!

Notajealousrelative
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Notajealousrelative
7 years ago

“Good man”? Based on what…that time he robbed an elderly man at gun point in his own home in Fortuna?! That he did not serve nearly enough time for obviously!

Km
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Km
7 years ago

I know Jonathan I used to date his nephew they’re all f****** assholes treat his woman like s*** and probably his kid last time I have seen the kid was when she was 6 months old. He has good in him but you never know what he’s capable of. I do not believe you would pick up his daughter by the hair or his wife by the hair and throw them in the room. But I seen him throw his whatever his uncle into the room before. But that was because he would come out and hit people over the head with his Cane.

Notajealousrelative
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Notajealousrelative
7 years ago
Reply to  Km

Just to clarify when she said that the “uncle” “used to come out and hit people over the head with his cane”she is not referring to the elderly victim!

LawyeredUP
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LawyeredUP
7 years ago

You people are playing judge and jury wayyyyyyy tooooo sooooonnnnn……this man could be innocent and there could very well be jealous family members thinking he’s getting what the should be getting. I have personally witnessed this type of thing before. Families can be really twisted when it comes to $$$$$$

a witness
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a witness
7 years ago
Reply to  LawyeredUP

sooooooo true people r on here acting like they know the real situation and saying rude and cruel shit when they dnt know. fact 1the people making these accusations r the ones pulling guns on people and making the threats. john takes care of his mom and his uncle. but u cant say he locked anyone up because he does take care of him. not to mention everyone else jon helps. he is nothing but heart. he will help u if u need a shirt he will give u the one he is wearing.. when this video and pictures alone r presented to the judge the people arron jackson. mathew wight will be charged as well as uncle for filing false reports.. and a counter suit will follow…2 lets not forget that his mom will testify as well as about six other people who dnt use drugs or break the law will testify that we have witnessed this…. i am a witness.. jons life was threatenned not uncles… get your facts right. and this also goes to the investigator on the case

Dr. Earth
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Dr. Earth
7 years ago
Reply to  LawyeredUP

Your family will cut your throat for money. Ask anyone who has had to deal with an estate after the parents pass.

Henchman Of Justice
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Henchman Of Justice
7 years ago
Reply to  Dr. Earth

Apparently, gubbamint knows this too, takes the fighting out of the equation when Shillary suggests a 65% estate tax……wrong leadership no matter on whom the tax is implemented upon…
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Just Saying
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Just Saying
7 years ago

Shouldn’t be too hard to find the paperwork verifying whether he actually signed the property over to the nephew.

a witness
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a witness
7 years ago
Reply to  Just Saying

we have all the evidence and there was a attorney present when it was signed and noterized.. this boils down to uncle not wanting to hold up his end of the contract. and being evicted. they come up with a lie to wich has spiraled out of control…

Just Saying
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Just Saying
7 years ago
Reply to  a witness

Uncle’s end of the bargain? He gave the land away, wasn’t that his bargain in exchange for “being taken care of”

PHer
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PHer
7 years ago

Nephew: Hey Uncle, I wanna grow weed on your property.
Uncle: Over my dead body!
Nephew: I got you.

WANANO
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WANANO
7 years ago

,After my mother had left 1/2 of her property to me, my sister convinced my 90 year old mom that I had tricked her. Elderly people get scared. When mom died, my sister told a realtor that I had died also..They called my wife and asked for my death certificate.. It’s sad what money can do.. I now have no relationship with my sister..The TRUTH WILL COME OUT. If he did it, put him in jail, If he didn’t I know just how bad he is feeling. (by the way, my sister only got the half mom wanted her to have.)

Someone who knows
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Someone who knows
7 years ago

I personally knew this guy 9 years ago when I last talked to him the final straw was him hitting me elementary school-age son in the stomach he was a drug dealer and he was abusive, I don’t put it past him for one minute

Jason BK
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Jason BK
7 years ago

This is a fu8ked up place. People get arrested and others begin looting their property while they are locked up. Just hope the investigation reveals the true crimes and no one is unjustly prosecuted.

Shane Jackson
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Shane Jackson
5 years ago

All these comments and at the end of the day he got released and everything got dropped so funny as to how everybody says he’s going to jail for a crime as serious as conspiracy to commit murder but yet he’s let out and everyhing is fine [edit]

Micheal w Stinson
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Micheal w Stinson
2 years ago

Lol this guy is out and is running renting out 3551 union street eureka ca. The property is STILL in his dead grandfathers name, and as far as the county is concerned he is still alive living here with a family. However there are 9 people living in packed in like sardines, and he abuses people, Walked into thier rooms, steals from them. Heck he decided one day to scratch his balls and wipe it on my face, starting a lawsuit. I found out this guy is comming so much fraud that I dont know how illegal it is. But this guy pulled 9.5k a month from desperate people and he constantly abuses them. So know im suing him for sexually assulting me, And Im a dood.