Thursday, November 21, 2024

Midnight Arrest of Willits Man Found with Loaded Firearm in Redwood Valley

The following is a press release from 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:


Terry Richmond [Mugshot from the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office Booking Logs]

On 05-06-2024 at 11:49 P.M., a Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office deputy was working on uniformed patrol in the 1200 block of Marina Drive in Redwood Valley, California. The deputy observed a male subject inside of a vehicle parked in a manner which blocked several parking spaces.

The deputy contacted the sole occupant of the vehicle who was identified as Terry Richmond. The deputy conducted a search of the vehicle and located a loaded firearm. A records check of Richmond was conducted for past prohibiting violations or convictions. Richmond was found to be a prohibited person and unable to lawfully possess firearms or ammunition due to prior convictions.

At the conclusion of their investigation, the Sheriff’s Deputy developed probable cause to believe Richmond committed the following crimes: 29800 PC (Prohibited person in possession of a firearm), 30305 PC (Prohibited person in possession of ammunition), and 25850(c)(6) PC (Carrying a loaded firearm not registered to subject).

Richmond was subsequently arrested and booked into the Mendocino County Jail for the above charges, where he was to be held in lieu of $25,000.00 bail.

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