Derek Johnson arrested in Samoa this morning is the same inmate who walked away from work crew

Derek Johnson just cannot stay out of trouble.

From the Fortuna Police Department:

On Saturday, at approximately 3:57 a.m., officers of the Fortuna Police Department were dispatched to the Patriot Gas Station, located at 3663 Rohnerville Road, for a reported burglary in progress. The reporting party stated that they were a neighbor and had observed two male subjects break the front glass door of the business, enter, and steal items from the business.
The reporting party's husband pursued both suspects on foot for approximately 50 yards. The suspects were located by officers as they attempted to hide in the tree line near North Loop Road.
Derek Ray Johnson (age 20) of Fortuna and Mason Boyd (age 20) of Eureka were arrested and found to be in possession of property stolen from the Patriot. Both were charged with burglary and possession of stolen property and booked into the Humboldt County Jail

Previous HCSO Release:

On 01-27-2015 at about 3:00 pm an inmate assigned to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility Cal-Trans crew walked away from the job site in Fortuna. The inmate was being supervised by a Humboldt County Correctional Officer.
The inmate's name is: Derek Ray Johnson age 20. Johnson is described as a white, male, 5-10, 170 lbs., brown eyes and brown hair. Johnson was last seen wearing, blue jeans, blue denim shirt with a white under shirt.
Johnson was serving a sentence for petty theft and drunk in public. Johnson was due to be released from custody on 02-15-2015.


HCSO Press Release:

On 07-18-2015, at about 2:20 A.M., the Sheriff’s Office received multiple calls from citizens residing on Samoa Ct. in Samoa, Ca.  They reported that a male subject wearing a sweatshirt and shorts, had been caught trying to break into residences in the area.  The subject had since jumped a fence and was thought to still be in the area.  Deputies responded to investigate.

When Deputies arrived they began searching the area, and one of the Deputies located a subject matching the description.  The subject was riding away from an address on North Bayview Ave., on a Razor Scooter.  When the Deputy attempted to contact the subject, he fled on the scooter.  The Deputy pursued the subject on foot.  The subject dropped the scooter and began running from the Deputy.  The Deputy was able to apprehend the subject a short distance away.

The subject was identified as Derek Johnson, 20, of Fortuna, Ca.  Deputies were able to confirm Derek was the same person who was seen trying to break into residences in the area.  They were also able to confirm the Razor scooter Derek had was stolen from a residence on North Bayview Ave.  Deputies learned Derek had multiple current probation records, including a Formal Felony Probation for burglary, as well as a Summary Probation for theft.

Derek was booked into the Humboldt County Jail for possession of stolen property, resisting or delaying an officer, and violating the terms of his probation.