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:
On 08-27-2021 at about 9:58 PM Mendocino County Sheriff’s Deputies went to a residence located at the 29000 block of North Highway 101 in Willits, California.
The Deputies were attempting to locate and arrest Wesley Silva for an outstanding felony arrest warrant.
Deputies observed Silva walking his dog near the residence and Silva attempted to evade Deputies by fleeing on foot behind a residence.
Deputies quickly located Silva and took him into custody without further incident.
Silva was arrested for the outstanding arrest warrant and booked into the Mendocino County Jail where was to be held in lieu of $35,000.00 bail.