SWAT Arrests Man in Blocksburg Today for Shooting Incident in Carlotta Last Week
The SWAT team grouped behind the BearCat at a 2021 incident. [Photo by Mark McKenna]
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 Oct. 17, 2022, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team conducted an operation at a property in the area of Cemetery Road in Blocksburg to locate a suspect known to be armed and dangerous.
While on scene deputies located and arrested Kip Branson, 50, without incident. The arrest and search warrant were related to a shooting reported last week in the 1200 block of Fox Creek Road in Carlotta.
Branson was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of robbery (PC 211), carjacking (PC 215(a)), possession of firearm silencer (PC 33410), person prohibited in possession of ammunition (PC 30305(a)), possession of a controlled substance armed (HS 11370.1(a)), convicted felon in possession of a firearm (PC 29800(a)), criminal threats (PC 422(a)), assault throwing acid (PC 244), attempted murder: premeditated (PC 664/187(a)) and assault with a semiautomatic firearm (PC 245(b)).
Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.
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Arrested without incident.
Looks out window sees Bearcat and SWAT team. Decides he is not such a badass after all.
I don’t think Branson will be out for a while.
Good Fuckin riddance! Don’t let him out tweakers suck!
Bye Bye Branson for 5-7 years…
What was motivation: love triangle, theft?
Meth?
“ assault throwing acid (PC 244)” ????
This is all false information James Heflin is behind this and has been threatening kip for months!
kip was invited to go talk to the guy. James was the only one with a weapon. He fired his gun and kip was unarmed.no idea what the acid is about. would like to know who made up that lie.
Well hopefully there were witnesses so it can be proven a set up otherwise hes screwed