[UPDATE] Shawn Hof Who Allegedly Shot at Fish and Wildlife Officer Turned Himself in

Shawn Hof, Jr

Shawn Hof, who allegedly shot at a Department of Fish and Wildlife officer nearly a year ago turned himself into law enforcement today, confirmed Lt. Chris Stoots of that agency. Stoots said that they would be releasing more information on Hof’s arrest later.

According to one source, Hof turned himself in at Murrish Market in Hydesville. A person answering the phone at the Market confirmed that law enforcement conducted an operation near their store earlier today.

UPDATE: Press release from the Department of Fish and Wildlife:

Shawn Eugene Hof, Jr., suspected of attempting to shoot a California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) officer in August 2016, has turned himself in.

Law enforcement officers from CDFW, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office continued their focused effort to find Hof by visiting areas he was known to frequent.

“We believe it was this focused effort with our partners that prompted him to turn himself in,” said David Bess, Deputy Director and Chief of the Law Enforcement Division. “The Department thanks our allied agency partners for their efforts that began a year ago. We’re relieved that the situation resolved itself without injuries to our officers or the public.”

CDFW also thanks the California Wildlife Officers Foundation, California Waterfowl Association, Defenders of Wildlife, Humane Society of the United States, Nature Conservancy, Sportfishing Alliance and private donors who collaborated on a reward for information leading to Hof’s arrest.

On Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016, approximately 12:40 a.m., a CDFW wildlife officer was patrolling in Carlotta in Humboldt County. The officer saw a pickup truck with several occupants using spotlights on Redwood House Road near Highway 36. The officer attempted an enforcement stop of the truck when the driver sped away. A pursuit ensued and a person in the rear of the truck, believed to be Hof, began shooting at the wildlife officer during the attempt to get away. The suspects crashed their vehicle into a tree before fleeing on foot into the woods, where they escaped.

The Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office will assume the lead for deciding on charges then filing the case in Humboldt County.

 

 

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Carol
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Carol
6 years ago

That was the right decision.

Big louie
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Big louie
6 years ago

Tried to collect his own reward

Bronco
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Bronco
6 years ago
Reply to  Big louie

That was my first thought! 🙂

Antichrist
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Antichrist
6 years ago
Reply to  Bronco

Dang mine as well

Miguel
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Miguel
6 years ago
Reply to  Antichrist

Do you guys really think that is possible? I sure hope you’re not that naive.

Just My Opinion
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Just My Opinion
6 years ago
Reply to  Miguel

Miguel, you can’t decern between seriousness and a joke? Gheez

Nasty
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Nasty
6 years ago
Reply to  Big louie

Damn. He was like 6 miles from my house. That cash coulda been mine 😞

Dan Fuller
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Dan Fuller
6 years ago

Best thing he could have done, to stay alive!!!

Humboldt Lady
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Humboldt Lady
6 years ago

Wishing you the best Shawn. You’ll get through this. You did the right thing…

Driver
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6 years ago
Reply to  Humboldt Lady

Me as well. He has def made some bad decisions. Good person underneath. Hope he can pull out of the nose dive.

Eureka's Clueless
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Eureka's Clueless
6 years ago

I’m angry at this child. He shot at a friend of mine. I seriously hope that he has learned, and I feel he’s taken the right step to take responsibility for his actions. Nice way to Man up there, son.

Brian
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Brian
6 years ago

I say kudos kid, ya just did right by going in and facing this straight on.

Nasty
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Nasty
6 years ago
Reply to  Brian

A year and 3 warrants served later….

groba dude osnt trustafarian
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groba dude osnt trustafarian
6 years ago

Damn, nice job of hiding from the law in Humboldt! I love the grow-bros and the whole gotcha-back
paradigm… When you run, you lose. When you shoot a gun at a LEO, you may not live much longer.
It isn’t a game, and cops ain’t playin…

Stupid&pettty
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Stupid&pettty
6 years ago

I know they are shooting folks calling them for help.

Cole s
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Cole s
6 years ago

The pictures of the ferndale raid said it all , five or six dfg officers with tactical weapons and gear with a ambulance on standby . He’s lucky he didn’t get caught in a traffic stop out 36 by a dfg I’m sure they had the green light on his ass! [edit]

Fortunian
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Fortunian
6 years ago

Well 8 of the DFG and sheriff showed up on Thelma in Campton Heights, so maybe there is more to the story than we know.

Cowabunga
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Cowabunga
6 years ago

Doggone it, I was hoping for a chance at that $20K reward. Good thing he is in custody though.

Buzzards nest
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Buzzards nest
6 years ago
Reply to  Cowabunga

Well u pay a luxury tax on that 20k plus processing fees and the embarrassment of being a snitch but hey 14,000 and some change aint bad

Cowabunga
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Cowabunga
6 years ago
Reply to  Buzzards nest

There is no luxury tax on criminal rewards. But it would have been worth turning this suspect in even if there was no reward money.

Shawn ee
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Shawn ee
6 years ago

That’s where the driver lives ibelieve

Thumbs up!
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Thumbs up!
6 years ago

You have a long road ahead of you, but you did the right thing. Hold you head up and be strong, life will eventually get better from here on out.

groba dude osnt trustafarian
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groba dude osnt trustafarian
6 years ago

How does it feel to be such a stupid punk?

Well:

There’s Frank James and Jesse James
Billy the Kid and all the rest
Supposed to be some bad cats
Way out in the West

If those cats could of dug me
And my gangster ways
They would have hung up their guns
And dug into their graves

Cause I’m a gangster
A gangster of love
I’m a gangster
A gangster of love
Now look here
When I go into a bar
Girls from near and far
Say I’m a gangster
A gangster of love

I jumped in my white horse Cadillac
I rode across the border line
I roped 55 girls
I kissed them all the same time

Took 25 or 30, put ’em all on a freight
There was a million dollar reward for me in each and every state
Sheriff says is your name Stevie “Guitar” Miller in a very deep voice
And I said yes sir brother sheriff, and that’s your wife on the back of my horse

I can’t help it
I’m a gangster
I can’t help it
You know, I’m a gangster

Songwriters: WATSON, JOHNNY GUITAR

Just My Opinion
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Just My Opinion
6 years ago

Your point?

groba dude osnt trustafarian
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groba dude osnt trustafarian
6 years ago

Obvious – I’m a gangster…

BigChas
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BigChas
6 years ago

More like a wannabe!!!

Buzzards nest
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Buzzards nest
6 years ago

Nuff said!.you be mut hanging out wit da yuot mon?

gunther
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gunther
6 years ago

It says he turned himself in, it doesn’t say he confessed.

“A pursuit ensued and a person in the rear of the truck, believed to be Hof, began shooting at the wildlife officer during the attempt to get away.”

What do you want to bet he denies being the shooter?

“I just went along for the ride. I was stoned and don’t remember who was doing the shooting. That one guy who was there I’d never met before. I want a lawyer”.

Shawn hof
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6 years ago
Reply to  gunther

Maybe it wasn’t my bro you never know might of been someone else that was fucking around with him but us hof ant no sniches I can tell you that

M T
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M T
6 years ago

Good thing he is in custody, but what a Selfish B$$$@%D!! He could of had a friend or even a family member turn him in, Right? Here is my Number…. TLOL…. Seriously, I am glad he is in custody!! Poor Boy, got tired of runnin…. Almost a year afterwards he turns himself in…. were you working on your alibi? Hopefully you will try and turn your life around.

guest
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guest
6 years ago

Kym do you have any idea on what was going on last night in redway and garb? the cops were everywhere and it looked like they were doing a sweep I could be wrong but something was up.

Trillium Hummingbird
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Trillium Hummingbird
6 years ago
Reply to  guest

Hey, no one at all to bust in Redway!! (only just about every house).

Oh and say, don’t LEO’s have CAMERAS in their vehicles?? Maybe there’s some EVIDENCE??

G-MAS
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G-MAS
6 years ago

Good choice,you live!