The following is a press release issued by 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:
Brian Hurtado 
Walter Jesse Creed Jr. 
David Legrand Cook
On 06-28-2021, Detectives with the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office assisted by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Parole Agents, initiated a compliance check of registered sex offenders in Mendocino County pursuant to section 290 of the California Penal Code.
The Sheriff’s Office is able to organize this check due to a grant from Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) program. The effort included compliance checks on registered sex offenders who are currently on Mendocino County Court ordered Probation or CDCR Parole.
During the compliance checks, several registered sex offenders were contacted throughout Mendocino County. The registered sex offenders were checked for compliance to confirm their place of residence and to ensure they were in compliance with their court ordered Probation or CDCR Parole conditions. Multiple registered sex offenders were contacted with some determined to be in compliance of their registration requirements and released.
The following 290 PC registrants were determined to be out of compliance during the compliance checks.
Brian Hurtado was identified as being on CDCR Parole and a registered sex offender. Hurtado was contacted in the 24000 block of North Highway 101 in Willits, California. During the contact items were located which were identified as being in violation of his CDCR Parole terms and conditions.
Based on the findings, a Parole Hold was issued by CDCR Parole Agents and he was arrested. Hurtado was booked into the Mendocino County Jail for the listed violations where he was to be held in lieu of $75,000.00 bail.
Walter Jesse Creed Jr. was also contacted in the 24000 block of North Highway 101 in Willits, California.
Creed was identified as being on CDCR Parole and a registered sex offender. During the contact with Creed, he was found to be in possession of items which were in violation of his CDCR Parole terms and conditions.
A Parole hold was issued for Creed and he was arrested. Creed was booked into the Mendocino County Jail for the listed violation where he was to be held in lieu of $75,000.00 bail.
David Legrand Cook was contacted in the 300 block of Forsythe Drive in Redwood Valley, California.
Cook was identified as being on CDCR Parole and a registered sex offender. During the contact, Cook as found to be in possession of items which were determined to be in violation of his CDCR Parole terms and conditions.
Based on the findings, a Parole Hold was issued for Cook and he was arrested. Cook was booked into the Mendocino County Jail for the listed violations where he was to be held in lieu of $100,000.00 bail.
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Ukiah Parole Office and Parole Agents for assisting and participating in the compliance checks of registered sex offenders in our county.
