Alleged Mendocino County Gang Members, Most Juveniles, Arrested in Armed Cannabis Robbery

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:

Robert Douglas Thing

On 11-15-2018 at about 7:05 PM Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office dispatch received a call regarding a brandishing of a firearm incident at the Lions Park (8920 East Road) in Redwood Valley, California.

The caller advised they were at the Lions Park when a juvenile male pointed a handgun at him. The juvenile male along with other individuals got into a 2011 Ford SUV and fled the scene. The victims and a witness followed the SUV and called law enforcement.

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) located the Ford SUV traveling northbound in the 1400 block of North State Street.

CHP along with the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office and Ukiah Police Department (UPD) conducted a high risk vehicle stop on the Ford in the 2800 block of North State Street.

Deputies detained five subjects from inside the Ford, with the driver being identified as Robert Thing and the other passengers being identified as juvenile males.

Two Deputies assigned to the Multi Agency Gang Suppression Unit (MAGSU) conducted the investigation.

Deputies interviewed the reported victims and found they had agreed to sell the subjects in the Ford a pound of marijuana for $900.00.

All the individuals met at the Lions Park to complete the transaction. During the transaction a 16 year-old male pulled out a black possibly semi automatic handgun and took the marijuana without paying for it prior to fleeing in the Ford SUV with the other suspects.

Inside the Ford SUV, Deputies located an approximately 1 pound bag of bud marijuana, knives, a billy club, two baseball bats and carpet cutters. One of the suspects (16 year-old male) was also in possession of exactly $900.00 cash.

Two of the male juveniles (15 year-old and 16 year-old) were on formal probation with terms obey all laws, not possess weapons, and no gang association. These subjects were wearing gang colors and are known gang participants.

Thing was arrested for 212.5 PC (second degree robbery) and 182 PC (conspiracy to commit crime) without incident. Thing was booked into the Mendocino County Jail were he was to be held in lieu of $75,000.00 bail.

All the juveniles were arrested for 212.5 PC (second degree robbery) and 182 PC (conspiracy to commit crime).

The above mentioned juveniles on probation were charged with 1203.2 PC (violation of probation).

They juveniles were all booked into the Mendocino County Juvenile Detention Facility.
Crime/Incident:
212.5 PC (Second Degree Robbery)

182(A)(1) PC (Conspiracy to commit crime)

1203.2 PC (Violation of Probation)

Location:
8920 East Road in Redwood Valley, CA

Date of Incident:
11-15-2018

Time:
7:05 PM

Victim(s):
Adult Male (25 year-old from Willits, CA)

Juvenile Male (16 year-old from Willits, CA)

Suspect(s):
Robert Douglas Thing (18 year-old from Ukiah, CA)

Juvenile Male (16 year-old from Ukiah, CA)

Juvenile Male (16 year-old from Ukiah, CA)

Juvenile Male (15 year-old from Ukiah, CA)

Juvenile Male (15 year-old from Ukiah, CA)

Written By:
Sgt. James L. Wells #2420

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Guest
Guest
Guest
5 years ago

Some serious losers… sure think they are cool send them to San Quentin where they get a full reality check.

I like stars
Guest
I like stars
5 years ago

I would like to know the name of the gang. Guesses?

HvyDrt
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HvyDrt
5 years ago
Reply to  I like stars

Little Rascals

CAROL -
Guest
CAROL -
5 years ago

bring back the chain gang

Mike
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Mike
5 years ago

6ix9ines entourage.

Roe
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Roe
5 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Who ?

Guest
Guest
Guest
5 years ago

Gang name is losers from Ukiah bunch of punk wannabees

Hmmmmm!
Guest
Hmmmmm!
5 years ago
Reply to  Guest

No, these are actual, bonafied punks.

When the only way to stand tall among your peers is to hang with bottom feeders. It’s pretty sorry.

They should try to stand tall among taller people.

No Joke
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No Joke
5 years ago
Reply to  Hmmmmm!

If they can’t name at least three original punk bands they’re not punks!

Hmmmmm!
Guest
Hmmmmm!
5 years ago
Reply to  No Joke

Who do you think “punk bands” were named after? Original punk kids. The bands didn’t originate the term.

And who cares about punk rock, anyway!? Lol, not even punks:
my friend’s car was broken into in the ’80’s, and they took all the valuables — and threw the punk tapes into the ditch. Even the punks didn’t want it. It was classic.

River Rat
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River Rat
5 years ago

They shouldn’t be calling them juveniles. They know right from wrong. Treat them as adults. they’ve been around the block.

Jesus Hector Christ
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Jesus Hector Christ
5 years ago

In Ukiah it’s either Nortenos or skinheads. This kids doesn’t exactly look like a Norteno but there have been white dudes in their mix before.

HOJ in Training
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HOJ in Training
5 years ago

$900 a lb? Must be indo-mendo!

Jaekelopterus
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Jaekelopterus
5 years ago

The dream is still alive! Get your Canadian connection today!

VFF
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VFF
5 years ago

Advocating sexual violence against children? Kym please block this loser.

Dan F
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Dan F
5 years ago

You get away with this kind of suggestion but I get on the naughty list by suggesting hanging by gonads???!!!

let's be honest about it
Guest
let's be honest about it
5 years ago

Grower ( pre robbery): fuck the police brah! me make a Lotta money ,me no pay tax , me collect the medi cal and the food stamps, me like vacations to Costa Rica with me douchey brahs, me buy me girlfriend electric car to get discount electricity then me lie and say me carpenter instead of grower.Me badass, check out me full sleeve tattoo brah.(smug look and Jamaican accent)

Grower (post robbery): please help me officer , I was robbed by some bad people, I’m completely innocent! I pooped my pants.

Any Accent
Guest
Any Accent
5 years ago

Spot on!!!!!

toobad
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toobad
5 years ago

Can’t let your little brother set up shady after school deals for you, at 25 you should start getting pretty sick of kids as I’m sure this guy is.

Central HumCo
Guest
5 years ago

I can’t stop laughing.

Another funny – April 1830:

Judge Peck, District Judge of Missouri, was impeached for abuse of his judicial power in punishing Mr. Lawless, an attorney, for contempt.

Willie Caso-Mayhem
Guest
5 years ago

👍🏾👍🏾

Stephanie
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Stephanie
5 years ago

He’s gonna be so bummed if jail doesn’t accommodate his vegan diet.

guest
Guest
guest
5 years ago

Nice to see kids doing something constructive – skim some cash off an illegal weed sale. Too many kids sit around staring at their phones.

$900 for a bow is robbery! Is that the price you get for selling to kids? The sellers should be charged with felony theft. Selling to 15 year olds. Stay classy black market, stay classy.

Central HumCo
Guest
5 years ago
Reply to  guest

Yes! Stay classy black market, stay classy.

Charlies
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Charlies
5 years ago

Given the various objects found in that car these clowns were prepared to seriously hurt someone if they didn’t get their way.

Convict and sentence ’em so it hurts.

And toss the 18 year old in the army for 4 years. Let boot camp straighten him out a little.

When I was a lad that was probably what would happen. Ya wanna hurt somebody? Well kid you just lucked out ’cause you’re going to ‘Nam. And maybe you’ll come back alive…

Michael redd
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Michael redd
5 years ago
Reply to  Charlies

They don’t take trash.

reality
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reality
5 years ago

In the liberal world selling a pound of weed to kids is seen as “good”..

Is it any wonder things went south?

Central HumCo
Guest
5 years ago
Reply to  reality

I don’t know about the ‘liberal’ world, but i agree with you reality, selling to teenagers is one of those known, unspoken rules that if crossed is bad mojo. As is calling the revenue generators on a neighbor – the anonymous type.

tax payer
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tax payer
5 years ago

its just a rob thing

tax payer
Guest
tax payer
5 years ago

carpet cutters? is this like a box cutter? or a razor knife? or is it some tool special to cutting carpet like a bloody mary? or is it a pair of scissors?

Hmmmm
Guest
Hmmmm
5 years ago

Send him to the Mandingo room.

Charlie
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Charlie
5 years ago

Given the objects in that van when they were stopped it was pretty clear they were prepared to hurt someone and possibly badly.

When I was a lad Mr Thing would have two options. Jail or the US army and shipped off to ‘Nam. With his current attitude the country might have been better had he come back in a bag.

The kids would have ended up in “Juvie” which in Pennsylvania was definitely no walk in the park. After all, that is the state that gave us the word penitentiary. They worked hard to make people like this truly regret they ever thought of committing the crime that landed them there in the first place.

Now we have to figure out a way to make the punishment for crap like this actually produce a good for society besides just keeping them off the streets for a couple years. California’s con crews are a great start, now what can we do with minors.

Central HumCo
Guest
5 years ago

Give the minors hemp seeds – lots of hemp seeds, and put them to work in the fields.

https://worldhistory.us/american-history/hemp-and-our-founding-fathers.php

Seamus
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Seamus
5 years ago

Virgin neck line just screaming for tattoos, update at his next arrest.

Pharmstheproblem
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Pharmstheproblem
5 years ago

What about the gun, no charges?

ratbert
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ratbert
5 years ago

2A baby! The right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. This is a probation violation at best. They’ll be back at it by the weekend.

Bruce
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Bruce
5 years ago

Hey….it’s a Thing….

Stupid Punk Babies
Guest
Stupid Punk Babies
5 years ago

Little Baby Punk wanna be!

Kitty
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Kitty
5 years ago

Did anyone here notice that Thing was in jail for only 6 hour 40 min…No bail posted either, as required.

(11/15 10 p.m. – 11/16 4:45 a.m.) According to the data on the Sheriffs website, there was no bail posted.

tax payer
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tax payer
5 years ago
Reply to  Kitty

bail is not required. they can release you on your own recognizance which means you promise to appear in court on the date set. remember supposedly innocent until PROVEN guilty IN a court of law

Central HumCo
Guest
5 years ago
Reply to  tax payer

In a court of competent jurisdiction. Law isn’t ever brought up unless a belligerent claimant does it himself.
Otherwise, it’s only a financial transaction.

Kitty
Guest
Kitty
5 years ago

So……..you can rob someone with a gun and be out in a few hours. I’d like our Mendo Sheriff to explain that one……this is why people commit these robberies….there’s no punishment, more like a reward system.

weedageddon
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weedageddon
5 years ago
Reply to  Kitty

So………its not like they were robbing a legitimate business.