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Lake County felon arrested with guns, meth after Ukiah foot pursuit

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The following is a press release from the Ukiah Police Department. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:


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On 01/02/2025 at approximately 7:45 p.m., a Ukiah Police Department (UPD) Officer was on routine foot patrol near FoodMaxx on Airport Park Boulevard.

While returning to his patrol vehicle, the officer noticed a lifted Ford pickup with no license plates driving through the parking lot at what appeared to be a hasty rate of speed.

The officer got into his patrol vehicle and saw the Ford pickup park in the Friedman’s (1255 Airport Park Boulevard) parking lot, and a male exit the driver’s side of the vehicle and begin walking away. The officer drove to the parking lot and stopped the male, who immediately began acting suspicious and denied driving the truck.

After the officer requested the male’s identification, the suspect fled on foot southbound towards the Friedman’s lumber yard. The officer initiated a foot pursuit and followed the suspect as he veered across Airport Park Boulevard towards the Les Schwab Tire Center, and then back across the street towards the Ken Fowler Auto Center.

The officer caught up to the suspect, and after a brief struggle, was able to take him into custody. The suspect was identified as Kenneth Douglas, a 41-year-old male that was on Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS) probation out of Lake County. Douglas’ PRCS probation was for a previous violation of 22210 PC Possession of a dangerous weapon (Felony).

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During a search of Douglas’ person incident to arrest, he was found to be in possession of a switchblade knife and methamphetamine. A check of Douglas’ criminal history revealed that he had multiple previous convictions for drug possession and was also a convicted felon. Other UPD officers began a search of Douglas’ pickup and located a loaded .22 caliber handgun on the front seat, a shotgun in the rear of the vehicle, and more methamphetamine in the cab of the truck.

Douglas was arrested and transported to the Mendocino County Jail where he was booked for five felony charges: 11370.1(a) H&S, 29800(a)(1) PC, 25400(c)(6) PC, 30305(a)(1) PC, 11395(a) H&S, and two misdemeanors: 148(a)(1) PC and a misdemeanor arrest warrant for marijuana transportation.

As always, UPD’s mission is to make Ukiah as safe a place as possible. If you would like to know more about crime in your neighborhood, you can sign up for telephone, cellphone, and email notifications by clicking the Nixle button on our website: www.ukiahpolice.com.

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7 COMMENTS

  1. Never talk to police. Don’t ID unless they can articulate what crime they suspect you of. Don’t drive a truck with no license plate and have drugs and a gun in it if you are a felon on release. Never run unless you’re good at it.

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  2. That shopping trip went badly. No mention of cash. Did he have other plans than traditional shopping? The skeddeling zig zags. Ditching shit as he fled? No shortage of idiots wandering around. Hopefully he won’t be out for a a good long time.

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