Man Arrested For Attempted Murder After ‘Deputy Heard Multiple Gunshots Coming from McKey’s Position’

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:

Jacob Everett Mckey (28 year-old male from Willits, CA)

On 08-04-2020 at approximately 4:30 AM, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a disturbance at a residence located in the 4500 block of Ridgewood Road in Willits, California.

A family member reported to Sheriff’s Office dispatch that Jacob Everett McKey was responsible for causing the disturbance at the residence.

Deputies made telephone contact with the family member during their scene response and learned McKey had made criminal threats against the family member.

When Deputies arrived at the residence, they met with the family member in the driveway. Once there, they were able to speak with McKey from a distance but he was agitated and demanded they leave the property.

The Deputies attempted verbal deescalation techniques in speaking with McKey but he refused to engage and only demanded they leave.

The Deputies offered to provide the family member a ride to a different location to allow McKey to remain at the residence alone, thus deescalating the situation.

The family member agreed and as the Deputies were backing out of the driveway to leave, McKey exited the residence and shined a flashlight at a Deputy’s patrol car.

The flashlight then turned to a laser dot light that was illuminated on the side of the patrol car. At this time, the Deputy heard multiple gunshots coming from McKey’s position at the front of the residence.

The Deputies believed both the flashlight and the laser dot light were mounted to a firearm. McKey then went back into the house.

The Deputies retreated in their patrol cars a short distance away, to get the family member and themselves to a safer location.

A radio call for additional law enforcement resources was made before deploying back to the residence using the surrounding terrain for protection as they made verbal attempts to get McKey to exit the house peacefully.

Additional Sheriff’s Deputies as well as officers from the Ukiah Police Department, Willits Police Department and the California Highway Patrol arrived to assist.

Deputies engaged with McKey verbally, using deescalation techniques, for approximately 45 minutes before they were successful in getting McKey to exit the residence unarmed.

McKey was handcuffed and detained without further incident or injury and no persons were injured during the entire incident.

Mendocino County Sheriff’s Detectives took over the investigation at the residence and were able to locate a 9mm pistol that had a weapons mounted flashlight/laser light combination.

Sheriff’s Detectives also found two rifles, one of which was determined to be an assault weapon under California law, thus illegal to possess.

McKey was subsequently arrested and booked into the Mendocino County Jail where he was to be held in lieu of $500,000.00 bail.

At this time the Mendocino County District Attorney’s Office is reviewing the investigative reports to determine official criminal statue charging (if any) and the listed charges in this press release are related only to the probable cause arrest/booking of McKey in regards to the incident described.

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Bushytails
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Bushytails
3 years ago

If he had a laser mounted to his firearm, and was able to aim that at the patrol car, then later fired shots that did not hit the patrol car, it’s very unlikely he was attempting to hit them, so attempted murder sounds like an attempt to get a plea with a charge that wouldn’t stand up in court.

Steve Parr
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Steve Parr
3 years ago
Reply to  Bushytails

A laser sight does not guarantee hits.

Pharmstheproblem
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Pharmstheproblem
3 years ago
Reply to  Steve Parr

Plus they charge the most at first cause it’s harder to add charges than plea them down….

DE-ARM THE POLICE
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DE-ARM THE POLICE
3 years ago
Reply to  Bushytails

Good thing there is a witness besides the Officers of a the MCSO who are known to lie. How about gun residue on palms and sleeves. Seems more likely he fired in the air or ground out of anger and frustration, he should plead not guilty, there is no proof from this “report” that he fired at deputies…. pointing a light and laser does not equate to attempted murder, this would be extremely hard to prove to a jury

Ullr Rover
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Ullr Rover
3 years ago

I have to post this somewhere. .. if he had been in Phoenix he’d be dead.

https://amp.azcentral.com/amp/5459142002?__twitter_impression=true

It started as a noise complaint. It ended in another fatal Phoenix police shooting

Jay
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Jay
3 years ago
Reply to  Ullr Rover

If he hadn’t been a white boy, he’d be dead.

Ullr Rover
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Ullr Rover
3 years ago
Reply to  Jay

He was “white”.

Juanita
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Juanita
3 years ago
Reply to  Ullr Rover

Are you trying to be funny? You failed.

Ullr Rover
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Ullr Rover
3 years ago
Reply to  Juanita

No, I find no humor in any of this. I have no idea what you’re trying to read into.

Pharmstheproblem
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Pharmstheproblem
3 years ago
Reply to  Jay

Ya ya ya…..

Lmao
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Lmao
3 years ago
Reply to  Jay

If he’d be dead he’d be alive.

AutumnS
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AutumnS
3 years ago
Reply to  Ullr Rover

If he had been in eureka he’d be dead.

Love Peace And Unicorns
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Love Peace And Unicorns
3 years ago

White Lives Matter. Send him back to Mexico, see what happens when Trump builds a wall. All these legals get violent. Free our Spaceship Earth. One life to love one another today everyday

Mendocino Mamma
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Mendocino Mamma
3 years ago

Another one of them young tragic Pine Mountain Boys. If you look through a lot of crime articles there’s been Grandpa killings, rapes, murderers and rip offs, beatings and domestic violence going on up on Ridgewood for a long time. A lot of the boys are on meth pills, coke. Chong on joints or vape pens all day and.drink a lot. Then an attitude of I’m better than anybody else a and it’s a perfect storm.

Brent Peeck
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3 years ago

true talk mama and they come from okay families. (some)

Selfinflictedhandicap
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Selfinflictedhandicap
3 years ago

Never could figure out the attraction to meth in 100 plus degree summers.

Talk about being uncomfortable in your body.

TrashThePlanet
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TrashThePlanet
3 years ago

“Sheriff’s Detectives also found two rifles, one of which was determined to be an assault weapon under California law, thus illegal to possess.”

SALL NOT BE MOTHER FUCKING INFRINGED GOD DAMMIT!!!

Boo
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Boo
3 years ago
Reply to  TrashThePlanet

Yes sir! Probably just had a pistol grip. Bullshit at its finest

Angela Robinson
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Angela Robinson
3 years ago
Reply to  TrashThePlanet

“Like most rights, the right secured by the Second Amendment is not unlimited.”

Justice Scalia on Heller.

thatguy
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thatguy
3 years ago

Dam I know him. He is actually a really nice guy. Family shit must be hectic. Im pretty sure the cops probably knew him in a small town, they both were firefighters. Its suprising to see his face in the news.

Willow Creeker
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Willow Creeker
3 years ago
Reply to  thatguy

It’s the kinda shit that happens when everyone and there mom is armed to the teeth. You have a bad day and next thing you know you are all over the news. Gun culture

Mike
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Mike
3 years ago
Reply to  Willow Creeker

And spoons make people fat

Justin
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Justin
3 years ago

Good thing he’s white. If he was black the cops would’ve shot him and he’d be dead instead of in jail and about to be released due to COVID.