Jun 9, 2015

Humboldt Hill marijuana bust property in foreclosure, has out of town owner, did owners know property was being used to grow, was property altered without permits?

Thanks to noticing a small detail on a photo by LOCO's Andrew Goff, the location was easily identified as 2271 Kipling Drive. It is owned by a Christian Mandel whose mailing address is Las Vegas, Nevada. The property was bought by Mandel in 2006 for $438,000 and it's current value is $232,468. The property is in foreclosure.

Did this property owner know the tenants were growing? Did the property owner regular inspect the property? Are the suspects who were busted, the alleged growers? Was the property altered in any way without the appropriate permits?


Jun 8, 2015


Humboldt Hill marijuana bust suspects arraigned, next court date July 7

Two were arraigned Friday, June 5 in Courtroom 5. Next court date is July 7 at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 5. Taylor is represented by Conflict Counsel, LaFranchi by Public Defender and Doucet will be arraigned July 7.

HCSO Press Release:

On 06-04-2015 at 7:30 a.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office along with Humboldt County Drug Task Force served a search warrant at a residence located in the 2200 block of Kipling Drive, Humboldt Hill. Officers detained three suspects at the residence, who were identified as;  34 year old Ryan Michael Doucet, 22 year old Dylan Ray Lafranchi and 31 year old Crystal Dawn Taylor.

When officers searched the residence and property they located 297 growing marijuana plants that ranged in size from 3’ to 4’. Officers located approximately (14) fourteen pounds of unprocessed marijuana buds in the residence. Officers additional located stolen fishing equipment inside of the residence that was stolen from one of neighbors.

All three suspects were arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility in Eureka on the following charges:

Doucet, Ryan, cultivation and possession of marijuana for sales. Bail set at $75,000 dollars.
Lafranchi, Dylan, cultivation and possession of marijuana for sales and possession of stolen property. Bail set at $100,000 dollars.
Taylor, Crystal, cultivation and possession of marijuana for sales and possession of stolen property. Bail set at $100,000 dollars.

1 comment:

  1. The property owners at that address, Chris and his partner or wife Janell, were growing there up until the day they moved to Nevada... They put growers in the home to continue growing. When the growers failed to keep up with their demands, the owners advertised it on Craigslist, clearly as a "grow house- $8,000 a month"... The home owners come back to town on occasion, and they know darn well what is going on there... While they might try to claim stupidity and say they do not know, they know fully!

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