Fortuna Couple Arrested for Drugs
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:
On Wednesday, October 11th at approximately 11:30 A.M., Special Agents with the Humboldt County Drug Task Force, assisted by a narcotics detection K-9 from the District Attorney’s Office served a search warrant at a residence in the 2100 block of Rhonerville Road in Fortuna.
At that location Special Agents found approximately 5.9 grams of suspected heroin, 11 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 3 pounds of marijuana, a digital scale, packaging materials and other items commonly used to ingest narcotics/controlled substances.
Located at the residence at the time the warrant was served was 37 year old Elizabeth Quenell and her 6 year old daughter. Special Agents located Quenell’s live in boyfriend, 46 year old Johnnie Leavens a short distance from the residence.
Based on the evidence located at the residence, Quenell was arrested for maintaining a residence for the purposes of distributing a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance for sale, possession of marijuana for sale and child endangerment. Leavens was arrested for maintaining a residence for the purposes of distributing a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance for sale, possession of a narcotic, and possession of a narcotic for sale.
Both Leavens and Quenell were booked at the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for the above listed charges. Child Welfare Service was contacted regarding Quenell’s daughter and she was placed with a local family member.
Anyone with information related to this investigation or other narcotics related crimes are encouraged to call the Humboldt County Drug Task Force at 707-444-8095 or the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Tip Line at 707-268-2539.
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Good work!
POS both of them!! Hope that excuse for a mother never gets her kid back
I don’t care for parents who mix drugs in their families and have kids. Taking children away from their families is a hardship on the child – let’s hope a safe and sane family member steps up to the plate for the child.
as a foster parent of a child removed from a meth house, I can assure you almost any option is better for the child than staying in the meth house. we take it week by week, the damage is that bad.
I’m praying for her 6yr.old.
Um, is that all people do up around there, Humboldt, Mendocino, get busted for drugs?
Nope. Most don’t get busted.
I wonder if this Quenell person is related to a HCSO Deputy Quenell. This crap hits ever family. I swear. But, in my book Selling is another level all together.
Yes. Brother.
The quenell mentioned in this story is a female. Can’t be a brother. ???
Think it through….
NO. Uncle. When you pretend to know things, but actually don’t, [edit]
Yuk. Another fkn junkie/dealer with a kid in the house. When will people stop dragging down the lives they create?
Hopefully some cellphones will be investigated and find where they get their drugs.
Thar is hope mabe this is a good thing for them. A chance to make a better life, and realize they have a problem. Time will tell only the person with the problem can change. And kids have no place in the middle of drugs, they cant learn nothening that way. I wish them the best God bless
The only thing would be better is if they were high end drug dealers may be the source of the crank ,and heroin ,but no they’re just low-level scumbags I wish they would bust somebody with pounds of the s*** but low-level scumbag better than nothing.