The following is a press release from the Lake 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 May 24, 2024, around 4:00 PM, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded to a silent panic alarm triggered by the store clerk at Soda Bay Market. The clerk told deputies that a robbery had just occurred. Over $2000 in cash and merchandise was stolen. Deputies reviewed the surveillance footage, which showed the suspect wearing a white motorcycle helmet and using what appeared to be a handgun to commit the robbery. Before deputies could arrive, the suspect fled on a motorcycle towards Buckingham.
Using the Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) cameras in the area, a deputy reviewed all motorcycles that had traveled in the area of the robbery during the days prior. The deputy found a matching motorcycle with a rider wearing what appeared to be the same helmet and having a similar build to the robbery suspect. A records check using the motorcycle’s license plate found a registered owner and address of Bryan Bouchard, 57, of Kelseyville. The deputy drove past the registered owner’s house and located the motorcycle.
Today, May 29, 2024, deputies and detectives served a search warrant at the residence in the 5000 block of Vista Drive in Kelseyville. They recovered $461 in cash, tobacco, rolling papers, and other evidence related to the robbery.
Bouchard was arrested and transported to the Hill Road Correctional Facility, where he was booked on multiple charges related to second-degree robbery.
