CHP Issues Feather Alert for Missing Ukiah Man
[Poster published by CHP. The month and hours have been corrected to reflect information from the family]
The California Highway Patrol has issued a statewide Feather Alert associated with the missing 24-year-old Ukiah man Angel Murguia-Martinez who was last seen on Valentine’s Day.
California’s Feather Alert notification system came into effect in January 2023 and is designed to “provide immediate information to the public to aid in the swift recovery of missing indigenous persons.”
Murguia-Martinez’s sister-in-law Chelsie Martinez told us Angel is a member of the Hopland Band of the Pomo Indians.
Murguia-Martinez went missing around midnight on February 14, 2024, from his home in Ukiah on the 700 block of Village Circle. On a seemingly normal night, he left after dinner, despite her objections. Concern grew when the family found a “suicide note” and discovered a missing firearm. Murguia left with only a 9mm pistol and his phone, turning it off immediately. Described as a “homebody,” his destination is unknown, and no one has heard from him since.
A poster published by CHP indicates the Feather Alert was activated by the agency’s Emergency Notification and Tactical Alert Center on behalf of the Ukiah Police Department.
We have reached out to the Ukiah Police Department for the latest developments on their investigation into Murguia-Martinez. Lieutenant Jason Chapman told us he would provide a statement this afternoon after debriefing with patrol staff about the case thus far.
Angel Murguia is 5′ 8″ and 250 pounds. He has long brown hair, green eyes, and always wears black frame glasses. Chelsie said he was last seen wearing a black zip hoodie, black pants, black boots, and a gray hat.
Murguia-Martinez’s family is asking for Ukiah residents and businesses in the vicinity of the 700 block of Village Circle to review camera footage from the night of February 14, 2024 to give investigators clues as to the missing man’s direction of travel. If you happen to find any footage or know about Angel Murguia-Martinez’s whereabouts, contact his sister-in-law Chelsie (707) 621-2922 or the Ukiah Police Department immediately at (707) 463-6262.
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I am praying Angel is well and will soon be found.
poster indicates 14Jan24 but the text reads 14Feb24. That isn’t helpful 🙁
Looks like a good kid and I hope he is alive.
The poster is incorrect. I’ve updated it.
Hope Angel is found OK and goes on to live a happy life.
That is a very large and handsome cat sitting in his lap.
Yes. And the hand of an elder.
The feather flyer says he was last seen Jan/14/24. The article however repeats Feb/14/24 as the last day he was seen. That might want to be clarified?
The poster is incorrect. I’ve updated it.
Feather alert/ Ebony alert/ etc always seemed odd to me. Hopefully never need a spegetti alert issued for me
What’s a feather alert?
Missing indigenous individual.
I am so confused why does it matter what ethnicity they are a missing person is a missing person