Brian Keith Baldwin was arrested by Eureka Police Department yesterday on a warrant for PC 261(a)(2) forcible rape.
Last year, Baldwin was released from custody since the Humboldt County DA did not file charges after EPD arrested him for forcible rape.
When I did the July 1, 2025 post, Baldwin has 34 cases in the Humboldt Superior Court majority of them criminal.
Local muralist and painter Blake Reagan was arraigned this morning in his DUI case. He has retained Ms. Kathleen Bryson.
Trial confirmation is on 11/3/26; jury trial on 11/9/26.
There used to be an Alternate Conflict Counsel's office in Humboldt. It closed in 2016. The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted to re-establish the office. First sensible decision by the Humboldt BOS in a while.
When Conflict Counsel or the Public Defender's Office could not represent a defendant, there was a third office. If the third office could not, a private attorney would be court appointed.
I heard that Ms. Andrea Sullivan is being considered to lead that third office. She is currently in private practice but Humboldt would be smart to hire her. She is an excellent attorney, she has the background in other counties, she gets along with local prosecutors and other defense attorneys.
Several Humboldt defendants and repeat offenders currently have private court appointed attorneys. Due to the number of repeat offenders and several Humboldt criminals involved in cases against each other and the local conflict panel of appointed attorneys, Humboldt has to hire out of area attorneys. Whether this will save money, show me the stats.
I also heard Gregory Kreis is also being considered to lead this office.
I have contacted the CAO's office about both Ms. Sullivan and Kreis.
Cati Gallardo, PIO for the Humboldt County Administrative Office responded to my email.
"The County of Humboldt continues to move forward with reestablishing an Alternate Conflict Counsel’s office in response to increased need for indigent defense services. Hiring staff for this office is a personnel matter, and for that reason the county will not comment on individual recruitments.
Thank you for your understanding."
The biggest disappointment last week and one of the biggest failures in 12 plus of years goes to the Humboldt County District Attorney's Office from last week. I have put off updating Jorden Sterling's cases because I have been busy and already wasted enough time on all his cases. More time is wasted on the many Humboldt cases which I follow for months and years and they end up with defense requesting mental health diversion and often at the last minute.
Deputy DA Jessica Watson applied for the vacancy in Humboldt Superior Court created when Judge Joyce Hinrichs retired. She couldn't even successfully prosecute against a pro per incompetent who had one of his numerous filings rejected and dismissed because Jorden Sterling did not even enter the correct name of the court he is suing. He should know this basic fact after all the cases he has in Humboldt Superior Court and has filed against Humboldt Superior Court. The civil cases were filed under Jorden Place because these were filed after his petition for a name change was granted.
The first mistake by the DA was dismissing the case against Melissa Sterling, Jorden's mom. She was represented by Ms. Andrea Sullivan who obviously looked at the case and showed the DA the reality.
Then putting Melissa Sterling on the stand. That wasn't disastrous enough. After a 11 guilty to 1 not guilty mistrial in another Jorden Sterling criminal case, the DA's office caved in and gave Jorden diversion in 3 or his criminal cases. The Humboldt County DAs office will retry criminal cases two or three times but gives in to Jorden and cannot try a case again where 11 jurors were for guilt.
Will the DA lose the 4th criminal case against Jorden? After last week, I have to ask that question. I do not recall any prosecutor losing a criminal case to a pro per defendant.
I heard Jorden now has custody of his daughter so I don't need to check his family law case. Nor do I need to waste time following up on the civil case against his ex . Before last week, I wouldn't even be considering that Jorden and his boo Courtney Zanone could prevail or settle their civil lawsuits against the Humboldt County DA, HCSO and Humboldt Superior Court. He will refile the case against Humboldt Superior Court because the order states why it was dismissed.
To the juror who held out, I have never called out a juror before but due to people and not getting paid, boomers and older jurors being excused and Humboldtia, jury pools offer slim pickings. People lie, jury selection is rushed and in Ray Christie's case as well as Steve Boudreaux's case, there has been a juror who refused to follow the law. In Boudreaux's case, the juror refused to follow the law.
I don't know whether jurors in Sterling's case spoke about their decision because I saw the verdict being read but was checking on other cases including a preliminary hearing of more interest to me and the readers.
I don't give a damn about the juror's reason. That juror has emboldened Jorden and Courtney who have tried to intimidate my coverage, brought it up to the judge during this case. Their behavior will only escalate. I have seen the way they talk to Courthouse security and the clerks. 11 jurors thought he was guilty so the case was not weak.
Jorden complaining about juror #4 rolling her eyes and recognizing his wife. So is Courtney your fiance or your wife Jordo? You list her differently in different court documents.
Jordo, your wife/fiance whoever she is and her constant mouthing and rolling her eyes at me and acting out on the second floor and the Courthouse and complete lack of self control is what you need to address first before bringing up your claims of alleged juror behavior in the courtroom. That juror was questioned by the judge and readers can look at the court minutes about your so called alleged claims.
There is one more open criminal case against Jorden. It is supposed to go to trial. The DA needs to check the strength of the case, get a different prosecutor, better not resolve it for diversion and win this one if the office claims to be for public safety.
Jorden's family law case is what he is pissed about and it is evident in his filings of the civil lawsuits. I read some of the texts attached by Jorden in his civil lawsuit with his ex.
Due to the utter incompetence of the Humboldt County DA and one useless juror, the rest of us have to now endure more obnoxious behavior and harassment.
The taxpayers are paying for transcripts and fee waivers. There are fee waivers listed in the one civil lawsuit filed by Courtney and I saw a fee waiver listed in one of Jorden's civil lawsuits.
So Jordo and Courtney, if you win the money in your civil lawsuits, will you reimburse the taxpayers, the County and courts?
8/14 CR2601548A Jorden Sterling
PC 278.5 (a)
all motions vacated
diversion granted
2/11/27 diversion review hearing
CR2602497 Jorden Sterling
Closing arguments on 8/13, CHP case, jurors in courtroom 4:12, mistrial hung jury 11 guilty to 1 not guilty.
CR2502755B Jorden Sterling
motion to compel discovery + motion to dismiss,, this case was trailing CR2602497
Readiness Conference on 8/26, jury trial on 8/31.
CR2401780 was trailing 2602497
diversion granted
Conditions of diversion:
In a previous post, I have the order why it was dismissed so Jordo shouldn't get over confident because 1 juror caused a mistrial in one case.
Just as I predicted, today Jorden Place filed more cases including one against me. I am not surprised. And why, I will not be discussing any further on the blog. I have not been served yet.
I reported on this lawsuit first and for months before, as usual, certain other media did some random coverage. I provided screenshots of all my coverage to make an obvious point. Each of my posts has chronological and minor updates.
What does the County of Humboldt do when they lose repeatedly? Double down. Humboldt Deputy County Counsel Joel Campbell-Blair must have motion to dismiss and demurrer on a template so he can make minor edits to the numerous lawsuits against the County.
Humboldt Superior Court Assistant Presiding Judge Timothy Canning took the County's demurrer under submission.
In February, I reported on this lawsuit filed by Jane Doe vs Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District et al. That was the first hearing in this case.
Jane Doe is now 22. According to the lawsuit, she was "approximately (7) to (8) years old" and the sexual assaults and abuse took place during the 2009-2010 school year. Jane Doe was enrolled at Hoopa Elementary. Joseph Saint Orozco was employed at Hoopa Elementary and is Jane Doe's abuser.
The lawsuit was filed on August 15, 2025. Jane Doe is represented by Mr. James Warren Lewis, partner at Slater Slater Schulman LLP which is in Beverly Hills.
Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District's attorney is listed as Mr. Brian Duus, attorney at Leone Alberts & Duus APC located in Concord.
Convicted molestor Orozco still has no attorney.
If I recall the court minutes for the last hearing, Orozco was not present. On 8/10/26, there is trial setting scheduled for 10/19/26.
If you want more details and to read court documents, read the previous post.
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2026/02/jane-doe-sues-convicted-molestor-joseph.html?m=1
Court coverage is time consuming. To be in the courtroom and cover 40 cases a day for 12 plus years costs me financially. Only in the last month, have I cut back on in person coverage. It isn't necessary for mostly minor update and continuances for months. I still spend time daily on court records and I still get scoops and exclusives. After 12 plus years, people's interests have evolved, I cover a lot more than courts and I cover cases that take on the good ole boys and gals, including this one, where there is risk. I do this despite 12 plus years of no investment by Humboldt for my work.
Other local media has been MIA for years until recently in the courts. To ask for money to cover courts after a few months and some random coverage weeks after I have reported on cases takes gall.
Most of Humboldt is not going to pay. Humboldt has always been cheap; especially those with the money and monopoly.
There are still people who email me despite the online portal, despite years of opportunity to contribute and use one of the options for convenience. I no longer respond to such inquiries. I will continue to cover what I do for my loyal readers and the lawyers who make a very frustrating task and especially cases where attorneys stand up for vulnerable victims.
My time is now spent working with people who support me and fund me. That is how any business works. Those who support me do not contact me when they need something nor do they ask for anything.
Another day and the Humboldt jail log is full of repeat offenders. I saw a name that will be familiar to anyone who has been in Humboldt for more than a decade and definitely known to law enforcement and Southern Humboldt.
Daniel Craig Dobbs was arrested by HCSO yesterday evening for HS 11364(a) possession of drug paraphernalia and HS 11350 (a) possession of a controlled substance. He was released on O.R.
These are just some of the posts I did on Dan in 2016.
Dano does not look like his previous booking photos. He has a beard now.
Remember this 2014 press release from Ferndale Police Department.
"On August 24, 2014 at approximately 1:30 pm, Ferndale police officers responded to the Gingerbread Mansion Bed and Breakfast, 400 Berding Street, regarding a suspicious male acting strangely. Upon the officer’s arrival at the Gingerbread Mansion, the Ferndale police Officer contacted Dan Craig Dobbs, 40 years old, Garberville, CA, outside the establishment on the porch.
Dobbs claimed he was a past guest of the Gingerbread Mansion and wanted to rent a room. Dobbs said he entered the bed and breakfast and walked to the third floor in order to look at a room he wanted to rent. Dobbs claimed he had “only” had a sip of wine from a wine bottle located next to the establishment’s guest registration log book, on the first floor.
The officer spoke with management and learned Dobbs had actually walked upstairs, entered two separate private hotel rooms. While Dobbs was inside the first private unoccupied hotel room, he stole a bottle of wine from the room and exited the room. Dobbs then immediately walked into another unoccupied private hotel room and opened the sealed bottle of wine. Dobbs exited the second room, walked to the first floor, retrieved a wine glass and returned to the second private hotel room. While inside the hotel room, he began drinking the wine. The wine was valued at approximately 40-50 dollars.
Furthermore, Dobbs claimed to be the owner of the establishment to management and staff. At some point, Dobbs walked into the kitchen area, and without permission, began opening and looking through kitchen drawers and cabinets along with the refrigerator and freezer. During Dobbs’ visit, he walked into one of the rooms reserved for staff and began pointing at things within the room and claimed they were stolen from him.
After the officer conducted a full investigation, Dobbs was arrested for burglary. Ultimately Dobbs was transported to the Humboldt County Jail where he was booked for burglary. "
If you have not read prior coverage, check the October 9 post for the charges and updates on the criminal case for Jack Rawson as well as the4 civil cases which includes Jack and Julia Rawson suing the People and vice-versa. The Rawsons are represented in the civil cases by Ms. Shelley Addison. At the last hearing on the civil case, the lawsuits were continued until the criminal case concludes.
Jack Rawson has retained Gregory Kreis for the criminal case. On 8/14/26, Rawson waived his right to a preliminary hearing in the 2025 case. When a defendant does that, that means the person is held to answer as charged in the complaint without a probable cause hearing.
The criminal case proceeds to the next step which is being arraigned on charges for a jury trial. Arraignment on information is on 8/28/26.