Home invasion for imaginary marijuana results in suspects getting away with $3,000 in cash and car keys instead

On 08-11-2014, at approximately 8:30 a.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a Home Invasion Robbery that occurred on 08-08-14, at approximately 6:30 a.m. at a residence in the 400 block of Evans Road, Fieldbrook.

When the investigating deputy arrived at the residence, he met with a 55 year old male and his 35 year old son. They told the deputy they were asleep on 08-08-2014 in their residence, when three men with hooded sweatshirts entered their home. The suspects entered through an unlocked rear sliding door. After the suspects entered the home, one of the suspects pointed a semi-automatic handgun at the fathers head. The suspects made him walk into his son’s room at gunpoint, where they tied up the son and struck him with the handgun. The suspects demanded processed marijuana from the victims. The victims told the suspects they did not have any processed marijuana. The suspects forced the father to open a safe and they stole $3000.00 in cash a coin collection, the victim’s wallets and car keys from the safe. The suspects then fled the residence.

The father told the deputy they were very distraught over the incident and called their daughter instead of law enforcement. The daughter reported the incident to the Sheriff’s Office for them today. The deputy saw the son had injuries consistent with being assaulted.

The suspects are described as follows:

#1 Heavy set white male adult, mid 30s, approximately 6’ 2” tall, approximately 250 lbs, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and gloves

#2 Hispanic, late 20’s, with a moustache and goatee,  5’ 6” tall, 140 lbs, wearing a dark grey hooded sweatshirt, armed with a semi-auto black handgun

#3 White male, late 20’s, wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, 140 lbs, armed with a semi-auto black handgun