Man Stabs Hoby’s Market With Knife

Ernest Allen Choate

Arrest photo for Ernest Allen Choate from a 2012 arrest in Mendocino for public intoxication.

At approximately 11:30 a.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to  Hoby’s Market in Scotia. According to Samantha Karges, they received “a report of an unwanted male subject with a pocket knife, yelling at customers and stabbing the building.”

A Rio Dell Police officer reached the scene first and detained Ernest Allen Choate, age 46, until deputies could arrive. Karges reported, “We then took Choate into custody for two misdemeanors: disorderly conduct under the influence and violation of probation.”

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Allen
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Allen
5 years ago

More informal probation, it works so well to keep the citizens safe.

Guest
Guest
Guest
5 years ago

Market Assault!

SD
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SD
5 years ago

What did Hoby ever do to him?

Blacktail Addict
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Blacktail Addict
5 years ago
Reply to  SD

Have you seen their prices?

Life is Good
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Life is Good
5 years ago

As you read the story know that he’s probably been cited and immediately released.

Rob
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Rob
5 years ago
Reply to  Life is Good

Under the influence, so he at least had to go sit it out in the drunk tank and sober up.

Hoby's shopper
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Hoby's shopper
5 years ago

Dang. Usually go grocery shopping with my baby there. For some reason I decided not to today. Sure am glad!

Taurus Ballzhoff
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Taurus Ballzhoff
5 years ago

A man , on drugs, attacked a building, with a knife.

This is the best story, so far, this year.

Welcome to Humboldt County.

Grasshopper
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Grasshopper
5 years ago

He must have been having halucanations from Hobey’s steaks.back when his life.was better,if it ever was….excuse my spelling.

Veteran's Friend
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Veteran's Friend
5 years ago

Sempervirens

Life is good OG
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Life is good OG
5 years ago

Damn. I remember when Ernie was a teenager. Likeable fellow. What the hell happened? I am glad no buildings were lost in this terrible assault.

popcorn toes
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popcorn toes
5 years ago

guy gets arrested almost every day. check the loco booked records.

Grasshopper
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Grasshopper
5 years ago

Takes months to get in there.

Lone ranger
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Lone ranger
5 years ago

He has been stocking that store for months

Grasshopper
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Grasshopper
5 years ago

I was talking sempervirens..

Yellow
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Yellow
5 years ago

I think he wanted some beef with Hoby now he’s really going to get it !

Paul C Windham
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Paul C Windham
5 years ago

He should change his name to Inchoate.

Chuck
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Chuck
2 years ago

We need to address the knife violence. And ban these assault pocket knifes. Its common sense pocket knife control.