Three Arrested in Fortuna on Drug Charges

John Lyman and Manuel Mejia-jimenezThis is a press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:

Based on an investigation started by Special Agents with the Humboldt County Drug Task Force they were able to secure a search warrant for 49 year old John Lyman and his 20 year old girlfriend Octobreona Hof. The search warrant included their residence located at a motel in the 800 block of Main Street in Fortuna. The search warrant was for sales of controlled substances.

On June 8th Special Agents learned John was going to meet with a possible narcotics supplies. With the assistance of a Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office Investigator, Special Agents watched as John exited his motel room and entered a vehicle being driven by a man later identified as 41 year old Manuel Mejia-Jimenez.

A traffic enforcement stop was conducted on the vehicle. John and Manuel were detained while the D.A. Investigator and his narcotics detection K-9 conducted a search of the vehicle. The K-9 alerted to the presence of a narcotic odor in the vehicle and a subsequent search revealed 130 grams of suspected methamphetamine and 32 grams of heroin.

John was arrested for possession of a narcotic for sale, possession of a controlled substance for sale, maintaining a residence for the purposes of narcotics distribution and violation of probation. Manuel was arrested for transportation of a controlled substance and transportation of a narcotic.Octobereona Hof

Special Agents located Octobreona in their motel room and detained her. Inside the room they located scales, packaging material and other items associated with the use and sales of controlled substances. Octobreona was arrested for possession of a narcotic for sale, maintaining a residence for the purposes of narcotics distribution and possession of controlled substance paraphernalia.

All three suspects were later transported to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility, where they were booked for the above listed charges.

This investigation is ongoing and future arrests are anticipated. Anyone with information related to this investigation or other narcotics related crimes are encouraged to call the Humboldt County Drug Task Force at 707-444-8095 or the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Tip Line at 707-268-2539.

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Whoa
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Whoa
6 years ago

RUN little girl RUN…those men are not your friends, or your daddies they will use you all up….run fast, run far

charlene hughes
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charlene hughes
6 years ago
Reply to  Whoa

So many young girls being seduced by these old guys who turn them into Meth whores! Use them all up then, dump them and more on to another.

Dan Fuller
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Dan Fuller
6 years ago

Whatever you do young lady get the F away from the Meth!!! As the commenter above said… RUN & KEEP RUNNING!!!! Do Not look back!!!

Buzzard
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Buzzard
6 years ago
Reply to  Dan Fuller

Run where. Obviously u never had a drug problem……

Guest
Guest
Guest
6 years ago

Awesome almost every day we see a meth and or heron bust for a change, I’m glad there finally bustling them, unfortunately I think it’s because there are so many twunkeys (tweaker-junky) they can’t ignore them anymore. Either way good job! Hopefully the girl can change her ways she still looks young, but not for long. The other two lost causes. Fuckin disgusting.

visitor
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visitor
6 years ago
Reply to  Guest

Don’t shoot heron.

http://i.imgur.com/lcESaP2.png

Guest
Guest
Guest
6 years ago
Reply to  visitor

Haha! someone was really bored! I tried 3 times to spell it right but every time spell check changed it so I said f-it. I’m sure Dan will be all over my shit too as soon as he wakes up, lol

Taurus Ballzhoff
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Taurus Ballzhoff
6 years ago

Great. Meth and smack. Nice. OK, five minutes in jail for both of you, and NO supper.

DON’T do it again, and welcome to Humganistan!

Boys and girls, a good example of what NOT to do!

Guest
Guest
Guest
6 years ago

They’ll get supper!

Gazoo
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Gazoo
6 years ago

It’s called “dope” for a reason…

Sparklemahn
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Sparklemahn
6 years ago

Only to a Ripper (like Jack)! Drugs are BAD, mkay.

The Apache Warrior
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The Apache Warrior
6 years ago

Why can’t we bring back the ‘Wild’ West. Caught, judged and hung all in the same day. A lot of open space for sale for boxes in the ground.

Taurus Ballzhoff
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Taurus Ballzhoff
6 years ago

Hmmm, why waste a box…

Cowabunga
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Cowabunga
6 years ago

Seems like the Motel in this area has a lot of drug activity. Could it be designated a public nuisance, and shut down?

sharon
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6 years ago

This place is a hub of drugs spilling into fortuna. Cmon fpd! INVESTIGATE!!! Money laundering, counterfiting money! Anyone can see when owners are there to transport drugs to local dealers. Bmw’s, mercedes, etc. This is EASY!!!!! Everyone see’s this, yet you do nothing? I ask any fortuna police officer, If your grandma was in town and needed a motel for the night, would you send her here? FIX THIS NOW!!!

Livin' Easy
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Livin' Easy
6 years ago
Reply to  sharon

Agree with you. The owners of this motel are no better than the Squires in Eureka. Fortuna City council needs to do their job and protect the kids and families in Fortuna. All the flower planters on corners won’t matter if this keep going on.

MOGTX
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6 years ago

I am just elated that they busted some meth and smack ,and a pretty good amount. Now all the cops got to do follow the meth smack trail to the source ,and bust that ass .I’m waiting to see were all this shit is coming from I would say who I think it is ,but I will be called a racist. I’m also sure that a lot is being made here .buy people south of the border.oh [edit].isnt a Jimenez in law enforcement?

Quinn W.
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Quinn W.
6 years ago
Reply to  MOGTX

He is retired and is no relation to the person arrested in this incident.

Shawn Cherry
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Shawn Cherry
6 years ago

the tear cracks me up. she’s a junkie same as those dudes.

MOGTX
Guest
6 years ago

I’m glad he is not related he seems like a good guy I’ve seen him at the volunteer fire dept on campton hightes ,and he was a bailiff at the court house. I thought it was good of him to volunteer.

JaDonn Smith
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JaDonn Smith
6 years ago

Down with dope up with hope

Marie bullough
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Marie bullough
6 years ago

So happt they were caught,hopeing a lot more is comming there way. We as cittizens can not look away ,if u see it report it, save a life.