Three Men Arrested for Kidnapping and Armed Robbery After Hot Pursuit

This is a press release from the Mendocino 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:

 

mcso Mendocino County Sheriff's Office MCSOOn October 27th at 1:24 AM, Mendocino County Sheriff’s Deputies were summoned to a residence in the 23600 block of Primrose Drive (Brooktrails) Willits, for a  report of an armed robbery. The victims reported that 3 African American Male adults, driving a “Burnt Orange” Jeep SUV had robbed them at gunpoint, forced them at gunpoint into a closet, and stole marijuana from them.

As Deputies were responding, they passed a similar vehicle as it was coming onto Sherwood Road traveling towards the City of Willits. Police officers from the Willits Police Department located the vehicle, and attempted to stop it. The vehicle fled and a vehicle pursued ensued. Several suspects exited and fled from the vehicle on Center Valley Road near Bray Road, and the vehicle continued on to where it stopped in the area of South Lenore and Creekside Court in Willits, where the 2 additional suspects fled on foot.

One suspect, Diontae Wright,  was apprehended in the area of the end of the pursuit, hiding in a back yard shortly after the pursuit by Willits Police Officers and Mendocino County Sheriff’s Deputies. A second suspect, Michael Wright, was apprehended in the 1000 block of Center Valley Road by a Willits Police Officer.

The vehicle was searched and one firearm, as well as evidence of another firearm was located, along with approximately 20 pounds of bud marijuana. While the investigation was ongoing, a Willits Police officer located a third suspect near Walker Road on Highway 101. This suspect provided a false name, and was ultimately identified as 24 year old Christopher Bradford of Indianapolis Indiana.

After further investigation, all three suspects were arrested and booked in the Mendocino County Jail. All three were charged with kidnapping, robbery, and being armed with a firearm while committing a felony. Bradford was found to have a felony warrant from Indiana for possessing a stolen firearm. The Indiana arrest warrant identified Bradford as “Armed and Dangerous”.  Their bail is set at $275,000.

A fourth suspect, Hugo Mercado, was identified as being involved, and he has yet to be located. Mendocino County Sheriff’s Detectives will be seeking an arrest warrant for Mercado.

Any persons with knowledge of this case, please contact the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center at 707-463-4086 or call the Tip Line at 707-234-2100.

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Incident Number: 2017-31567

Crime/Incident: 209(b)(1) PC [Kidnapping]; 211 PC [Robbery]; 12022.5 (a)(1) PC [Armed with a firearm in comission of a felony.]

Location: 23600 Block of Primrose Drive, Willits. Ca

Date of Incident: 10-27-2017

Time: 1:24 AM

Victim(s): 1) Sally Ann Gurule, 64, Willits Ca
2) Van Slagle, 39; Willits, Ca
3) Justin Slagle, 44 Willits, Ca

Suspect(s): 1) Michael Deangelo Taylor, 24 year old male, Split Rock Indiana
2) Diontae Stephvon Wright, 24 year old male, Split Rock Indiana
3) Christopher Deuane Bradford, 24 year old male, Indanapolis Indiana
4) Hugo Mercado 24 year old, Indianapolis Indiana

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beam me up Scotty
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6 years ago

Nice catch!! three down, one to go!

Steve
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Steve
6 years ago

See what you dope growers are bringing to the party,now you went and made yourselves world famous with the trim bums from Spain and fucking rip-offs from Indianapolis I hope you get less of the former and more of the later…you all are fucking up the Environment and may karma bite your ass.

Sleepy Alligator
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Sleepy Alligator
6 years ago
Reply to  Steve

Ummmm FYI Humboldt County has been world famous for it’s weed pretty much as long as HighTimes magazine has been world famous.

The Citizen
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The Citizen
6 years ago
Reply to  Steve

They brought themselves from back east obviously. Cannabis has always been here, and only because it is reported more then before, doesnt mean crime wasnt always here as well.

Randy Myers
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Randy Myers
6 years ago
Reply to  Steve

how do you assign blame for bringing “THUGS” to the party? Indiana has an epidemic of opioid abuse & that Governor recently declared a State of emergency Are you that prejudiced against herb? Latonville had similar rip off/turned murder last year.2 couples described as”from” Michigan & N.J.

Bart McFartsky
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Bart McFartsky
6 years ago

Are these the ones who threw the dude off the 2nd story?

Willy
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Willy
6 years ago

Interesting they named the victims as well in the press release. How many red flags come to mind ?

clearlake fool
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clearlake fool
6 years ago

so
we now getting criminals from indiana trying to rip us off

Ralph
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Ralph
6 years ago

So much for Hoosier Hospitality!

Lost Croat Outburst
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Lost Croat Outburst
6 years ago
Reply to  Ralph

Hoosier Daddy?! They could grow their own weed in Indiana. Early Indica, mostly. Plenty of summer rain, good dirt ( containers still a good idea if you have plumbing), hot, humid, 4 or 5 months grow season. It ain’t Cali, but beats going through this shit.

Buzzardsnest
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Buzzardsnest
6 years ago

Um Indiana has some of the harshest weed laws in the nation FYI. Most likley they would have made 100 k of that 20 lbs there!

Lost Croat Outburst
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Lost Croat Outburst
6 years ago
Reply to  Buzzardsnest

That’s true. I fogot that fact. I also forgot that there is plenty of feral hemp in S. and central Indy that Ohio State students would border jump for the wild harvest. Corn silk works about as well. Decorative landscape plants, they are a boon for the environment as riparian erosion control and wildlife food and cover.

G-MAS
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G-MAS
6 years ago

What the hell is up in Mendo lately? Seems I’m reading alot of things happening there.😣

Antichrist
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Antichrist
6 years ago
Reply to  G-MAS

Because when it happens in humboldt no one reports it, just another set of missing persons and a few more freshly planted trees

Charles Engebretson
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Charles Engebretson
6 years ago
Reply to  Antichrist

Now thats funny I dont care who you are

PotPuffingPeter
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PotPuffingPeter
6 years ago

[edit] has figured out how easy it is to rob some of these farmers.
They came, they saw they robbed!
This is just the beginning, think before you deal with strangers!

local observer
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local observer
6 years ago

you do understand that BLM is a legitimate organization, right? does the KKK have a website?
https://blacklivesmatter.com/

local observer
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local observer
6 years ago
Reply to  local observer

wow they do. they are pro-family, pro-white, pro-American.
http://kkk.com/

Steve
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Steve
6 years ago
Reply to  local observer

BLK should be banned as the Terrorist group they are,or should be shot while looting during their demonstrations.

local observer
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local observer
6 years ago
Reply to  Steve

but they aren’t and I wonder why. they are no different than EPIC. we already know how you feel about EPIC. you fly your ignorant racism well.

Lewis
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Lewis
6 years ago
Reply to  Steve

BLM are not looters. Grow up.

Buzzardsnest
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Buzzardsnest
6 years ago
Reply to  Lewis

No. There racists

Liberal hypocrisy
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Liberal hypocrisy
6 years ago
Reply to  Steve

Well we all know liberalism is a mental disorder

Randy Myers
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Randy Myers
6 years ago

so true…and it hurts some of them if there’s no dogma to spew

Trucker Don
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Trucker Don
6 years ago
Reply to  local observer
Emma Goldman
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Emma Goldman
6 years ago

You’re either insane or very racist, Black Lives Matter is not a gang. It’s an autonomous political movement.

Concerned citizen
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Concerned citizen
6 years ago
Reply to  Emma Goldman

It’s not a gang, it’s a racism movement

Neighborhood watch
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6 years ago
Reply to  Emma Goldman

Maybe they should call themselves “ Black children Matter” . 70 percent of black kids don’t have a father . Might be part of the problem huh ?

Emily
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Emily
6 years ago

I think my rascist uncle is staying up late and making up multiple personas on kyms website! This is not the humboldt I know. Go out and meet some black people, people. They are alright in my book. Just like anyone else, you got some good and some bad. Get a grip people, and get some sleep.

Charles Engebretson
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Charles Engebretson
6 years ago
Reply to  Emily

Ha ha..I swear somebody that comments on kyms posts is argueing with themself and hoping somebody will join in the arguement so they can gleen a little narcissistic supply.like a vampire or a leech

LabeledaNazi
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LabeledaNazi
6 years ago
Reply to  Emily

I did Emily, they all hate white people. The most racist bunch of humans I’ve ever met. And so the story goes on. We (white) people are supposedly to bend over backwards and walk on eggshells to not be racist around “africans” but they can be as racist as they won’t towards “white” because it’s “our fault”. Bullshit. I ain’t raising my kids that way. Sorry. It goes both ways, that’s why there’s still racism in America. Get over it! Your nothing special!

Guest
Guest
Guest
6 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

White privilege is such a dumping.

Mark Davis
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Mark Davis
6 years ago
Reply to  LabeledaNazi

TRULY there is no such thing as white. I am Scotch German Chzech Cherokee…but I’m not white. None of you are from here. All of us are illegal immigrants, we either came here and stole land illegally or were forced here illegally. White does not = american. Go back to the 2-10 original nations your mutt ass comes from. That would be a hat trick!

Buzzardsnest
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Buzzardsnest
6 years ago
Reply to  Mark Davis

Agree. Im Irish American…. whatever that means even though when I fill out papers I have to put “white” down, they get “African American” not black… I guess I’m still being judged as a color. Racism? Hmmm. I don’t care… but “they” sure would. Once we are all recognized as “humans” this will continue.

Basic Biology 101
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Basic Biology 101
6 years ago

OK, Neighborhood_Watch, let’s go through some basic biology.

In order to make a baby you need a sperm (from the daddy) and an egg (from the mommy). About nine months later, you get a baby.

Thus every child has a daddy and a mommy, it’s got nothing to do with color or lack thereof.

Liberal hypocrisy
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Liberal hypocrisy
6 years ago
Reply to  Emma Goldman

You are extremely confused

Local
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Local
6 years ago

Let start off by saying I’m not racist but there really not making a good name for there race it seems like most robberies up here are from African American I just got burned by one yesterday got paid in fake money don’t deal with people from out of the area it’s not worth it it’s not like it used to be be carful out there fellow growers

Roadrider
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Roadrider
6 years ago
Reply to  Local

“I’m not racist” says Local as he/she generalizes about an entire race of people based on a few bad apples. Local, have you looked at all the white and hispanic folks that have made a whole bunch of dumb ass choices as well?

Charles Engebretson
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Charles Engebretson
6 years ago
Reply to  Roadrider

How about the so called jackson 5(not the band)..werent those white guys..who cares the color.a dickhead thief with a gun is just a dickhead thief with a gun.

Randy Myers
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Randy Myers
6 years ago
Reply to  Local

you’re lucky it was FAKE money and not the AK-47.. been saying this for 10 years 😎

Mark Davis
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Mark Davis
6 years ago
Reply to  Local

Lol. “just got burned by one yesterday… fake money…”
That’s funny to me. Your just a simpleton black market idiot then…it’s settled.

festes haggins
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festes haggins
6 years ago

What happened to the guy that always wrote WEED= CRIME? Hell he could wear out his fingers on the key board nowdays.

Nature Boy
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Nature Boy
6 years ago
Reply to  festes haggins

W$$D=Crime

I’m was giving my fingers a well deserved rest.

Lady Farmer
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Lady Farmer
6 years ago

I wonder if it is the same guys from the garberville hotel robbery and car chase? They sure didn’t seem to know when to call it quits. The audacity of thieves is truly fascinating to me. #ScumOfTheEarth

J. Worthingham Fatback
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J. Worthingham Fatback
6 years ago

Well, ya dope-headed fuzzy-brained geniuses, you finally did it! You allow such slime to move in among us that you finally put me up to HERE, and after almost 20 years in Nor-Cal, I moved the fuck away from your crime-ridden crap hole!

So now, every time I look at Kyms page, or LoCO, I get my “daily humor” shot. Thanks, suckers! Enjoy your dope. (BTW, as soon as the legalities get worked out, you know that a corporation in soCa bought about 20,000 acres, with the eyes on growing primo stash and selling by quantity AND quality, right?) Humboldt will be back to “mom n’ pop grows” within a year, or two at the most, and good weed will be going for $400 per pound!

Buzzardsnest
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Buzzardsnest
6 years ago

U forgot the black market in the rest of the USA dumbass. Legal cali weed can only be sold in cali. primo OG will still sell for 3k in New York City (sucker)!

River Rat
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River Rat
6 years ago

The hardest thing about growing pot now, is trying to sell it without getting caught or ripped off, or getting killed. Oh my, how times have changed.

Georgiagrown
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Georgiagrown
6 years ago
Reply to  River Rat

Are you fuckin kidding? The hard thing has always been not getting robbed, killed, or arrested. Do business with friends who are your family and for fucks sake no vehicle violations. I am a very road weary woman with a college education who had to grow to survive, and thankfully got out of that whole scene with my life, a $4,000 truck, and no felonies. As for all the [edit] creeping around, look in the mirror and GO HOME. You are
giving that have worked their ass off in the industry for decades a bad name.

groba dude osnt trustafarian
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groba dude osnt trustafarian
6 years ago

Meanwhile the county is waiting to fine you $10,000/day for no permit… Time to find another occupation!

Slagle Car Thief
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Slagle Car Thief
6 years ago

Van Slagle is now a “victim” , he is a notorious Meth Head and thief, last time he was the suspect when he was stealing people’s cars in South Willits, he left his cracking pipe behind when he got busted by the popo

G-MAS
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G-MAS
6 years ago

ALL LIVES MATTER!

tired of all this
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tired of all this
6 years ago
Reply to  G-MAS

Except yours

Buzzardsnest
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Buzzardsnest
6 years ago
Reply to  G-MAS

No lives matter. Too many humans already….

Peggy Sarver
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6 years ago

I noticed the time of this incident 1:24 a.m. . Who deals with business this late in the evening? Or should I say so early in the a.m. that’s right you got it… Tweakers and drug addicts. This actually tickles me pink can’t stand tweakers. And I expecially have disdain for that family. It’s called karma Sally hahaha

Working man
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Working man
6 years ago

Good. I’m glad these dope growers got ripped off and their names published.

Wow
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Wow
6 years ago

Pot puffing Peter, I would say they found out how hard robbing pot gardens is getting. I think this is a good sign that as people get legal they also are starting to call the police when they get robbed. Once upon a time growers were not able to call the police when their gardens were robbed because then the police would take what you have left. Now farmers have a leg to stand on when they call the police. This is a good thing because farmers were easy targets for these thiefs because the crooks knew farmers couldn’t call for back up. All you rippers out there better start rethinking your game because getting shot is no longer your only worry. Add going to prison on that list.

Wow
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Wow
6 years ago

Not to mention if you go legal it is no longer a felony to grow and you can legally carry a firearm to protect yourself then. Just saying…

Honeydew Bridge C.H.U.M.P.
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Reply to  Wow

Not true at all….

drug addicts are not allowed firearms, meaning marijuana users are barred from owning firearms.

Firearms and drugs are a dangerous mix, and it’s comforting to know as The Marijuana Caliphate is put into ruin, a safer community will emerge, one without dangerous jihadi style marijuana users terrorizing the countryside.

$10,000 a day fines will drive them from the area making a safe place to raise children in a community free of marijuana terror groupings.

By next year most of The Caliphate will be driven away and crushed under heavy fines.

This is a great time for law abiding, non drug addicts as our community is working towards ridding the problem of marijuana from it.

Soon we will celebrate the day the last marijuana grower leaves the area in shame.

Buzzardsnest
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Buzzardsnest
6 years ago

Sweet your back..!

Honeydew Bridge C.H.U.M.P.
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Reply to  Buzzardsnest

Yes, possibly Kym will give me a column to cover the fall of The Marijuana Caliphate as they crumble under $10,000 a day fines and are forced to flee with dirt weed that people don’t want.

47
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47
6 years ago

“Not true at all…. drug addicts are not allowed firearms” why does one which has their permits in order and legally cultivates marijuana have to be a drug addict? I know several farmers that grow some of the best around and don’t even smoke. You can trust that at pharmaceutical manufacturing plants there are armed guards so why should it be any different for a legal marijuana grow?

Johnny jones
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6 years ago

Free my boy d Wright he innocent