MCSO Says Reported Standish Hickey Assault Was Family Dispute

Stock photo of MCSO law enforcement vehicle taken in 2020.

Initial scanner traffic Monday evening suggested a teenage male had been injured in an assault near Standish Hickey State Recreation Area, with reports around 8:25 p.m. describing a bloodied male emerging from the roadside near Highway 101.

However, information provided Tuesday by the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office differs in several key respects and clarifies what happened.

According to Captain Quincy Cromer, sheriff’s deputies were dispatched on February 2 to a residence in the 68000 block of Highway 101 in northern Leggett near the southern part of Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area for a reported assault. Dispatch advised that CHP and medical personnel were already on scene when deputies arrived.

Deputies determined that a physical altercation had occurred between family members. The suspect was identified as a 54-year-old male from Leggett, and the victim as an 18-year-old male, also from Leggett. Medical personnel evaluated the 18-year-old at the scene, but he declined further medical treatment.

Cromer told us, “Sheriff’s Deputies interviewed all involved parties and witnesses to the incident and determined the assault was related to an argument over property between family members. After gathering evidence and photographs related to the altercation, Sheriff’s Deputies will be submitting a report to the Mendocino County District Attorney for possible charges.”

Cromer stated, “There is no known threat to the public or community as this was an isolated incident between subjects who are known and related to each other.”

Earlier scanner reports referenced a 16-year-old who was located near Standish-Hickey state park; authorities say the confirmed incident occurred at a nearby residence and involved an 18-year-old. As with many breaking incidents, initial information gathered over emergency radio traffic differed from details later confirmed by investigators.

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