44 Pounds of Pot Stolen and Recovered After High Speed Chase

Trinity County Sheriffs Office TCSOPress release from the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office:

On Monday, 07 NOV 16, at approximately 1045 hours, Trinity County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a 911 call from a cellular phone in the Ruth area of Southern Trinity County. Initially, the caller reported a Burglary, in progress, on Souza Road. The cellular call was dropped prior to any other information being relayed to the dispatcher. Several attempts by the dispatcher to recontact the caller were unsuccessful.

Several minutes later, the 911 caller was able to re-establish a connection with the 911 dispatcher and was able to give a brief description of the vehicle associated with the burglary suspects, before the call was dropped a second time. Two Trinity County Deputies began responding to the area, while the dispatch center attempted to establish contact with the 911 caller. A report soon came to the dispatch center of two vehicles “chasing each other with guns” in the area where the 911 caller was reporting the burglary incident. A request for additional assistance from USFS Law Enforcement units and California Highway Patrol was made by responding deputies. A USFS unit, in the Ruth area, arrived in the area where the two vehicles were observed “chasing” each other. The officer spoke with another witness who stated the two vehicles were last seen driving eastbound on USFS Road 30 (Wild/Mad Road) at a high rate of speed.

The two deputies then diverted to the eastern end of USFS Road 30 at State Route 36, to intercept the vehicles. The deputies were advised the two involved vehicles had just been seen passing Harrison, Guion SR 36, headed toward Platina Road in Shasta County. Trinity County Deputies requested CHP Air Operations respond to assist in locating the two vehicles. A request for Shasta County Sheriff’s units and CHP units, out of Redding, to assist was made as the suspects were headed towards Shasta County. At approximately 1320 hours, a CHP Air unit located the two vehicles in the Igo area of Shasta County. The vehicles were traveling westbound on Platina Road, back towards SR 36.

After a brief pursuit by a USFS Law enforcement unit, the suspect vehicle was disabled and Hall, the passenger, fled the vehicle on foot. Hall was taken into custody by the USFS officer minutes later. It was discovered that 44.3 lbs of processed Marijuana, along with miscellaneous tools and food items were stolen from the victim’s shed in Trinity County. No firearms were located in the suspects vehicle.

Richard S.Hall and Tommy A. Horton were both arrested by Trinity County Deputies, who had continued into Shasta County.

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Dan Fuller
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Dan Fuller
7 years ago

You can run… but you can’t hide!!! Good riddance hoping these A$$hole$ stay locked up for awhile!!!

Me
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Me
7 years ago
Reply to  Dan Fuller

Non-violent crime. They’re out already.

Anon Forrest
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Anon Forrest
7 years ago
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With weapons in play? I wonder. af

joaquin hale
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joaquin hale
7 years ago
Reply to  Anon Forrest

“No firearms were located in the suspects vehicle.”

Killapotomus
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Killapotomus
7 years ago
Reply to  Me

Using a weapon in the commission of a felony is non violent ?

G-ma
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G-ma
7 years ago

Wild wild west!!!maybe they were Makin a movie lmao

Sparklemahn
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Sparklemahn
7 years ago
Reply to  G-ma

There’s only one Dirty Harry!

Taurus Balzhoff
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Taurus Balzhoff
7 years ago

Growing weed in the forest is such a sensible occupation!

At least no one was reported to have been killed and no innocents were reported hurt in the chase!

Farce
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Farce
7 years ago

Victim? I hope they confiscate the weed and arrest them all. I don’t want my tax dollars supporting growers too stupid to keep their business private. That includes burying the bodies of the rip-offs. Bunch of amateur tools up in here…calling the cops for their weed?!!

Llc.
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Llc.
7 years ago
Reply to  Farce

FYI farce- Mmj businesses locations cannot be private if permitted by state law .CA law requires a open data base.in fact all the other Ca bureau ‘s licensees data will now be required to be online by a set date.

.private security will be a booming industry shortly.

Huh ?
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Huh ?
7 years ago
Reply to  Llc.

He’s still stuck in black market ville

Farce
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Farce
7 years ago
Reply to  Huh ?

It was good for a bit. Then the mega-growers and the mega-pussies showed up. Now it all goes to the mega-corporations so yeah- good job all you greedy and stupid greenrushing pussies who love regulations and “being safe”. You gave it all away. Awesome!

easily amused
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easily amused
7 years ago

“Wild Mad Road …”
haha

joaquin hale
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joaquin hale
7 years ago

so what happens to the weed now?

homer
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homer
7 years ago

Anyone know if the guy arrested, Richard Hall is from the Hydesville area ?

Liz
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Liz
7 years ago

And the bail was set at…..?

Honeydew Bridge Chump
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Honeydew Bridge Chump
7 years ago

Igo? Ono!

You can grow vegetables in Ono, but Igo.

PinkAsso
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PinkAsso
7 years ago

Richard Hall lives in a trailer near Harrison gulch off 36 as far as I know for the last year. He is well known around these parts by the USFS.

homer
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homer
7 years ago

Thanks Pinkasso… Thought I recognized the name and town. Heads up on the 36! May the vigilantes win.

Martinman
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Martinman
7 years ago

Jeeeezz, 36 needs its own jurisdiction or something – when does the drama end? & the vandalism! Jeep broke down & within a couple hours was broken into & almost completely stripped. Not a good neighborhood feeling at all. This story is bizarre. Such a waste all around.

Kez
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Kez
7 years ago

“Chasing each other”…

Saucy
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Saucy
7 years ago

Did the burglary victim get the Lbs back??? that is the important question here.

Brent
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Brent
7 years ago

Yes but only after a suitable kickback was paid.