Odor and Residue of Marijuana Lead Deputies to Trim, Pounds, Honey Oil and Lab

201505448 Mattingly

Mattingly

This is a press release from the Humboldt 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:

On Friday, November 13, 2015, at approximately 10:40 a.m. a Humboldt County Deputy Sheriff was attempting to serve a local warrant in Blue Lake and noticed a vehicle involved with the case at an apartment complex on the 400 block of Railroad Ave.

The deputy knocked on the front door of the second floor apartment complex and it was answered by an uninvolved subject to the local warrant. The subject was wearing black latex gloves that had marijuana residue on them as well as marijuana residue on his person.

201505448 Bocchetta

Bocchetta

There was a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the apartment as well. The deputy contacted the Humboldt County Drug Task Force (DTF) and a search warrant was issued by the Humboldt County Superior Court.Deputies, along with DTF, searched the residence and confiscated 146 lbs of marijuana “trim,” 75 lbs of packaged marijuana, 7 lbs of butane honey oil, and a large, industrial, operational butane hash lab. Deputies arrested Douglas Bocchetta, 24, of Cincinnati, and William Mattingly, 20, of Blue Lake. Both were transported to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility and booked for HS 11379.6(a)-Manufacture/Etc. Controlled Substance; HS11359-Possession of Marijuana for Sale; HS11357(a)-Possession of Concentrated Cannabis. Their bail has been set at $500,000 each.

Anyone with information for the Sheriff’s Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office at 707-445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at 707-268-2539.

 

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G-ma
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G-ma
8 years ago

Too funny!!seriously stop smoking when your trimming cause your so stoned you opened the door with your gloves covered in stinky resin,lol

gunther
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gunther
8 years ago

I guess he thought the knock on the door was the pizza delivery?

Gazoo
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Gazoo
8 years ago

Glad these lads are young enough to maybe learn a few things from this, common sence ain’t so common anymore, never answer the door! Always use a security system to alert you to someone (cops) at yer door

hmm
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hmm
8 years ago

In an apartment?! These guys need to trade some ambition for intelligence.
Good police work!

moocow
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moocow
8 years ago
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I have to agree, even though I did stuff that dumb when I was a kid – it ain’t worth endangering the other tenants…..gotta be a barn or trailer they could rent somewhere??