Man Arrested for Cultivating Marijuana While Also Previously Having Been Convicted as a Sex Offender

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:

Charles Phillip Maniaci,

Charles Phillip Maniaci

In July of 2018, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team became aware that Charles Phillip Maniaci, a 65 year old male, from Leggett California,  was cultivating marijuana. Although Proposition 64 allows for the recreational use of and cultivation of marijuana, as does the Mendocino County Code, Maniaci has a past conviction that requires him to register as a sex offender. California law, prohibits persons with past conviction of serious offenses, including those for which persons have to register as a sexual offender, from cultivating more that 6 marijuana plants.

A search warrant affidavit was authored for Maniaci’s residence, which included two parcels containing one permanent residence; several out buildings; and several travel trailers. A Mendocino County Superior Court Judge issued a search warrant and the warrant was served at Maniaci’s residence on 8-23-2018. The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team was assisted by the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office Detective Unit, the Mendocino County Major Crimes Task Force, and Wardens from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

In all, six persons were located on the property, and only Maniaci was arrested. Law Enforcement Officers eradicated 1359 growing marijuana plants and seized approximately 150 pounds of harvested marijuana that was in various stages of being processed, along with 21 pounds of packaged bud marijuana. Maniaci was transported and booked in the Mendocino County Jail for the charges listed above. Maniaci’s bail was raised to $750,000.

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Oops
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Oops
5 years ago

Strange “six plants”?

Liz
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Liz
5 years ago
Reply to  Oops

Six plants in Mendocino Co is for personel use.

Anonymous Humboldtian
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Anonymous Humboldtian
5 years ago
Reply to  Liz

Six plants is the state guideline.

Ice
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Ice
5 years ago
Reply to  Liz

Anyone in Ca can grow up to 6 plants for personal use in any county..

CB
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CB
5 years ago

Another pot growing scumbag goes DOWN!!!

Heather
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5 years ago

What’s with people these days! How can he be a registered sex offender and have been living with children! SICK
Used to know of him when he lived in phillipsville.
No good

Connie Dobbs
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Connie Dobbs
5 years ago
Reply to  Heather

Damn. I don’t even want to know what one would have to do to get shamed out of Humboldt County.

Get-R-Done
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Get-R-Done
5 years ago

I am pleased to see people like this piece of s*** get arrested. He needs some hard prison time! Thank you law enforcement officer’s, WELL DONE!

Phyllis
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Phyllis
5 years ago

Once he does his time he will be relocated to a neighborhood near you. I don’t understand the California judicial system. It’s dangerous and reckless to allow them to be released to roam our communities. Keep your kids close and inform them of the dangers folks

chas
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chas
5 years ago
Reply to  Phyllis

You should travel more. This happens everywhere. Try the bible belt if you want to see some truly disturbing family situations that are ignored by the communities.

Concerned citizen
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Concerned citizen
5 years ago
Reply to  Phyllis

Well hes getting out here pretty soon and moving right back in with his fience and her 2 young boys…hiw is that allowed? Him live with children?

i met meatloaf on an elevator
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i met meatloaf on an elevator
5 years ago

Judd Hirsch as Alex Rieger.

Connie Dobbs
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Connie Dobbs
5 years ago

Nailed it.
(Would also have accepted 1980s Neil Diamond.)

localwoman
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localwoman
5 years ago

This guy is a total scum bag…..makes my skin crawl.

farce
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farce
5 years ago

Is this the bust up near Bridges Creek/ Confusion Hill? They spent 2 different days there and then we heard nothing.

you don't know
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you don't know
5 years ago

you don’t know the whole story. there is a a\lot of bull shit reasons some one has to be a registered sex offender, like down loading porn and getting turned in by a bitch girl friend. once someone has to register as a sex offender, the cops target that person. only pot BFD!

No Joke
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No Joke
5 years ago
Reply to  you don't know

Downloading porn is not illegal. Downloading child porn is, and for good reason. You don’t just accidentally download and jack it to images of children being tortured.

THC
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THC
5 years ago
Reply to  No Joke

Dont know him, and if he hurt a child he should be hung on the court house steps. However, You can also get put on it for nothing more then peeing in public.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.businessinsider.com/surprising-things-that-could-make-you-a-sex-offender-2013-10

Guest
Guest
Guest
5 years ago
Reply to  THC

Business Insider is a very sketchy site even though its name seems sensible enough. Mostly it doesn’t bother with details or even much in the line of news. It is doubtful whether any that list is a simple a case as this article makes it seem nor as harmless as their description indicates.

humloc
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humloc
5 years ago
Reply to  THC

THC, it is not acceptable to expose your genitalia for any reason in public especially when there are children around. A little girl just got peed while playing hide & seek by a registered sex offender. These laws are legit and in place for a very good reason. It’s a great law, people need to stop pulling out genitalia in public because sexual predators do this behavior. The smells and unsanitary conditions walking around businesses is disgusting from people urinating everywhere. If there’s a valid reason for this, like a diagnosed bladder infection, the judge will dismiss. Megan’s Law website shows the exact offense and I’ve never seen urinating in public on our local registry. This is something a molestor or rapist would do & try to use pissing as an excuse to show their junk. Sex offenders registry makes perfectly good sense… have you gone on there and read the information or know Megan’s case of how Megan’s Law was founded?

THC
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THC
5 years ago
Reply to  humloc

But allowing people of the opposite sex into their bathroom is okay.

Ps. Many people urinate outside of restrooms not in the presence of minors,and they too can be put on the sex registry list. And just to be clear I have absolutely no tolerance for anybody who hurts a child, [edit]

rollin21
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rollin21
5 years ago
Reply to  Guest

Saying Business Insider is a “very” sketchy site is, like most of your commentary, meaningless. Provide an example, evidence.

Local
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Local
5 years ago
Reply to  THC

Goggle his name and also check the megans law site and u will see what he was charged with back in phillipsville a number of years ago

Mark
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Mark
5 years ago
Reply to  you don't know

He has been proven guilty in a court of law! No denying the facts! This guy should not be around children and you know this phil! He likes little boys! What parent would let there children around this monster! Lets say oh he had this excuse or that excuse it may not be true. Well you dont take a chance when were talking about children!

Come on people
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Come on people
5 years ago
Reply to  you don't know

If you get caught peeing behind a tree you’ll have to register as a sex offender. It’s the law. So DON’T drop those drawers.

rollin21
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rollin21
5 years ago
Reply to  Come on people

Ya, just piss in your pants and ignore the ridiculousness of absurd laws. They are designed to keep you safe. Come on people. Ba-a-a-aa, four legs good, two legs bad.

Ben Round
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Ben Round
5 years ago
Reply to  Come on people

Ummm. Not sure your method, ‘Come on’, but on the ranch, I don’t have to “drop (my) drawers” to take a pee! And do it all the time…..

No tree pee
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No tree pee
5 years ago
Reply to  Come on people

Just to state the obvious, don’t think peeing behind a tree was the case here. Everyone knows this guy, he got ran out of phillipsville.

Concerned citizen
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Concerned citizen
5 years ago
Reply to  you don't know

Ahhhhhhh he was busted for way more then just a little porn on his computer

Ben Round
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Ben Round
5 years ago

The justice system is SERIOUS!!
Sex offenders can’t, ummm, spend time with young, budding female plants!

Mark
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Mark
5 years ago

Cut the crap “you dont know” it has to do with boys little boys! They didnt find him guilty for nothing glad to see this guy off the street and he will never be around kids again i can promise you that

Concerned citizen
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Concerned citizen
5 years ago
Reply to  Mark

Yep he will be around kids again he getti g put pretyy soon and moving right back in with his girlfriend and her 2 children..boys..i dont understand how hes allowed to live with children?

Mark
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Mark
5 years ago

No i do know and the courts know which is the reason for a GUILTY verdictand i could care less about your greedy weed your appetite is boys little boys! And you will never have kids around you again you can be sure of that!

Mogtx
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5 years ago

He is Mendos problem

Mark
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Mark
5 years ago

Posting for my husband because he cant get this thing to work
He has been proven guilty in a court of law! No denying the facts! This guy should not be around children and you know this phil! He likes little boys! What parent would let there children around this monster! Lets say oh he had this excuse or that excuse it may not be true. Well you dont take a chance when were talking about children!

Silverlining
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Silverlining
5 years ago

If only out of town carpetbaggers were not allowed to grow weed.

farce
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farce
5 years ago
Reply to  Silverlining

On the contrary! The out of town mega-growers blew it up big enough to make it to the next level. They now hold permits from the county and sell their product outside of track n trace- across the country. And pressure the Planning Department to send out Abatement Letters because unpermitted old-timers might compete in THEIR black market. It’s a piece of work I tell ya!

Faro
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Faro
5 years ago
Reply to  farce

I can’t imagine that situation will continue for very much longer. A lawyer told me three years ago that eventually all legal operations will have cameras covering every square inch live-streaming to the police. Kind of expensive to set that up on a spreadout operation in the hills. And it makes it kind of difficult to sell your whole crop on the black market.

Who knows though?

moocow
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5 years ago

Err, so was he sexing his plants, or what…. is that a thing? ;^0

No future for u
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No future for u
5 years ago

This guys a pile, but so is this whole rip off the weed industry from the people scheme that our corporate sellout rip off politicians have schemmed up and are forcing on us.and in turn are using to extort us

No future for u
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No future for u
5 years ago

Vote out huffman. Woods. And McGuire. And humboldt county supervisors with there extortion scheme.

Bea Anderson
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Bea Anderson
5 years ago

Kim, please check your facts as Charles was arrested on trumped up charges from his girlfriend and to my
knowledge all charges were dropped when the truth came out. She had done the same thing to a young man in Laytonville both time claiming that her son was abused. This was done when he made her leave…..He never
went to trial and was never convicted charges dropped! If I am wrong please advise…or make a retraction….

localwoman
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localwoman
5 years ago
Reply to  Bea Anderson

What about all the child porn he had, your family has been sweeping his shit under the carpet for years. So, if you don’t know he likes little boys, and big boys ask ur son. I know he knows its true.

Local
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Local
5 years ago
Reply to  localwoman

Go and read what he has done…a boy claimed he was molested by charles so thay drug the police out to charles house and child porn was everywhere and he also was found to be selling child porn of course pot also..he wouldnt be on the megans law site if he wasnt found guilty..hes been living with 3 kids of his girlfriend that lives their and her 5 year old daughter died last year at his house

localwoman
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localwoman
5 years ago
Reply to  Local

And the boy that made that claim was 14, that was not the girlfriends kid. He was concerned for the much younger child that lived with him….

Concerned citizen
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Concerned citizen
5 years ago
Reply to  Bea Anderson

So if everything was dropped and charges dropped why was he on the megans law site even now he is and why did he get busted for not registering in leggett? Read the arrest site way more back then then just a little child porn on his computer..

Concerned citizen
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4 years ago
Reply to  Bea Anderson

He is on the megans law site since he was found guilty and read all the charges he was found guilty of its bad real bad and should not live or be with children ever..no trumped up charges by a girlfriend..no way she had all that kiddie porn around just discusting and all u peeps it had notjing to do with peeing outside either…GUILTY found GUILTY!!!!!

Stoney 707
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Stoney 707
5 years ago

Seems like a decent guy…

Ice cream lady
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Ice cream lady
5 years ago

Okay so did u all hear he gets like 180 days and hes about ready to get out and hes going to move back in again with his girlfriend and her 2 boys…how is he allowed to once again get to live with children i just dont understand