Followup: From Multi-Person Drug Overdose to Raid in Shelter Cove Last Month

Readers often have questions about stories–What happened next? Or they wonder about incidents that never get written up–What happened over there? Sometimes we get answers that aren’t really an entire story but are of interest to us and, we believe, to our readers. Sooo, here’s a short recap of three stories we think you might want to know more about:

LSD

LSD blotter. [Photo by Erik Fenderson via Wikimedia Commons]

Mass Overdose Near Pepperwood:

Background: About 9:30 p.m. on October 13, scanner traffic carried a panicked report of nine people overdosed on some sort of drug. When it was all sorted out that night we learned that five individuals had taken LSD and three individuals went to the hospital. (See earlier story here.)

Followup: According to Lt. Wayne Hanson of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, “All nine subjects were traveling through Humboldt County looking for work. They stopped along the road and met a possible employer.”

The potential employer offered the crew what they believed to be LSD. “Five ingested what they believed to be LSD and the four smoked marijuana,” said Hanson. Multiple possible overdoses were called in. Three were taken to the hospital and one male, Jesus Alberto Garcia, was arrested for being under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

“Everybody was listed as transients,” Hanson said. Mostly, he said, the incident involved “people not using common sense… .”

Fickle Hill Raid September 28:

Gomes

Gomes

Background: About 8:30 a.m. on September 28, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant on a home in Fickle Hill. Originally, it was reported that three people were arrested. (See earlier story here.)

Followup: One man was actually booked. Randall Gomes was charged with:

  • HS11358 Cultivation of Marijuana
  • HS11539 – Possess marijuana for sale
  • PC29800(a)(1) – Felon/Addict/Possess/Etc Firearm
  • PC12022(a)(1) – Commission/Fel/Assault Weapon
  • PC30305(a)(1) – Prohibited person own/possess/etc Firearm
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A neighbor tells us this home on a quarter acre lot was the subject of the raid. [Photo provided by a reader.]

Shelter Cove Raid September 30: 

Background: Readers told us that a caravan of Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office vehicles were in the Lost Coast on the afternoon of September 30. Law enforcement raided one home. (See earlier story here.)

Followup: According to Selena Zorrilla-Mendoza, a Community Service Officer with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, deputies confiscated 144 growing plants, 15.8 pounds of drying marijuana, and 30.6 pounds of manicured marijuana.

“Documentation showed that they were selling,” Zorrilla-Mendoza said.

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Mr.X
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Mr.X
8 years ago

So was the pregnant lady dosed up or wasn’t she?

Mr.X
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Mr.X
8 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Thanks!
Would you happen to know who Mr. Gomes uses for a hairstylist?

I’m certain this might be a hot topic.

William Shakespeare
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8 years ago
Reply to  Mr.X

How about his dentist.

Fickle neighbor
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Fickle neighbor
8 years ago
Reply to  Mr.X

He looks sort of like a meth fueled mad scientist. Surprised they didn’t find his stash of shards…

judi
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judi
8 years ago

kym, this site just gets better. are you the only news source who does follow-ups on stories they placed in the public venue?

YES YOU ARE!

thank you for all your hard work and time you spend letting up know.

What happen?
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What happen?
8 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

What about a follow up on the last wood ranch and panther gap raids?

Ben
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Ben
8 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Kym… I think the Wood Ranch raid was the day the Sheriffs worked off the river bar on Maple Hills Rd…

Stephen
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Stephen
8 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Kym you did a very good job on cover those fires over the summer its been a wicked Summer but we’re still not out of harms way don’t know if you heard but Southern California just paid for it with rain & mudslides its not surprising though I grew up down there so heavy rain storms & mudslides are common lol

nines
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8 years ago

Thanks. These updates help almost as much as the posts about happy/pretty things.

Mogtx
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8 years ago

Luv your site kim

Fickle neighbor
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Fickle neighbor
8 years ago

Wow Kym thank you for the Fickle hill follow up story, I see karma has caught up with Randy Gomes… Guess he should have just stayed in Idaho haha

Arizona Guy
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Arizona Guy
8 years ago

Ha! Sounds like you know him personally. 🙂

Mogtx
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8 years ago

I heard that gomes is only 25 yrs old

Mr.X
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Mr.X
8 years ago
Reply to  Mogtx

I may get a T-shirt printed with that picture on it.

Kym should sell shirts with these classic photos off her site.

Who wouldn’t want one?

Fickle neighbor
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Fickle neighbor
8 years ago
Reply to  Mogtx

Haha we need this on a t-shirt. Only in humboldt

Mr.X
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Mr.X
8 years ago

Kym-
You need to carry shirts like this. People want them and you could make a few bucks.

Sparklemahn
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Sparklemahn
8 years ago
Reply to  Mr.X

Grrrrrrrrrreat!

G-ma
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G-ma
8 years ago

We were wondering what happened.Thanks for the follow up.The photo is kinda funny,looks like he stuck his finger in a light socket.

Fickle neighbor
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Fickle neighbor
8 years ago
Reply to  G-ma

Maybe he’s born with it… Lol

Mr.X
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Mr.X
8 years ago

Maybe he helped fake the Apollo “landings”!

Awesome use of the web!

Sparklemahn
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Sparklemahn
8 years ago

That’s velly good.

Martin's
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Martin's
8 years ago

Thanks for the follow up info. Your the best Kym

psycho john
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psycho john
8 years ago

ooooohhhh yyyeeeeeaaaaahhhhhh wwwhhhhooooeee!!!!!

A. Leonardo
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A. Leonardo
8 years ago

If he had a white lab coat and black horn rimmed glasses he’d look like Claud Crashcup.

Shortjohnson
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Shortjohnson
8 years ago

I got lost in there someplace. Must be my new found sobriety.
Either way if that dude rolled up on the set while was all dosed up I might need medical help too.

Did they find a flux capacitor on site? Those go for big bucks on eBay these days.

Mogtx
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8 years ago

What does gomes have to do with lsd overdose the raid in shelter cove ? I’m confused ,or maybe gomes was on the raid list . Can you tell me kym

Mogtx
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8 years ago

How does a guy donate to red headed black belt newspaper I don’t even read lost cause out post I go to your paper first everyday

Shortjohnson
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Shortjohnson
8 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

I’m no literary genius but it would help me if those bold headings were just a bit more bold. I honestly thought he was the dude w the doses. Like the mad professor making acid in his garage and then puddling his trimmer crew.
Either way this site rocks. Keep up the good works KK

Mogtx
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8 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

You got it kym I’ll do my best to tell everybody I know got to keep the best informative on line paper in my opinion the best in the world I’m addicted to the red headed.black belt . As kids I would have never thought you kym would be so talented merna must be so proud of you

Sparklemahn
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Sparklemahn
8 years ago
Reply to  Mogtx

Glad you asked and happy to let the advertisers know. Thanks.

moocow
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8 years ago

BTW, it probably wasn’t LSD, it was an NBOME compound, for example:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/25I-NBOMe

Homer
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Homer
8 years ago

Good job Kym!

Rover
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8 years ago

You should see what he’s putting his family through! Get off the hill already!!!