Brian Bickerstaff aka Memphis to some arrested on numerous charges including alleged posessions of weapons and probation violation

On 05/09/17, at about 4:45 PM, Eureka Police Department officers were
dispatched to the vicinity of the C Street Market Square (1st/C Streets, Eureka)
on the report of a fight with weapons after a caller reported a male subject was
swinging a bat at a female.



The first officer arrived on scene a short time later and saw the male angrily
brandishing what appeared to be a large club-like object at an adult female who
also appeared agitated. The officer ordered the male, Brian Christopher
Bickerstaff (age 41, transient), to drop the weapon and get on the ground.
Bickerstaff reluctantly complied but pointed toward a nearby heavily tattooed,
adult male who he claimed was in possession of a handgun.
The officer ordered the second male to lie face down on the ground. The male
complied. Meanwhile, the female with whom Bickerstaff had been in an
altercation, continued yelling threats and profanities at him further escalating the
volatile situation. The female, later identified as Jade Felecia Earl (age 32,
transient), ignored repeated directions from the officer to stop and stay away
from Bickerstaff.
As other officers arrived to assist, Bickerstaff and the second male were detained in handcuffs. When another officer told the still very agitated Earl to move further
away from Bickerstaff and have a seat on a nearby bench, she again refused to
comply.
The officer then attempted to detain Earl in handcuffs but she physically resisted
and a struggle ensued. With the assistance of other officers, Earl was handcuffed
and taken into custody on a myriad of charges.
Upon further investigation, Bickerstaff was arrested and booked into the
Humboldt County Correctional Facility for multiple offenses including brandishing
a deadly weapon, possession of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of a concealed dirk or dagger (two fixed-blade knives were located in his pockets),
and probation violation.
After being medically cleared at a local hospital as a precaution, Earl was booked
into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for resisting an officer by force or
violence (felony), assault on a peace officer, unlawful possession of a concealed
dirk or dagger (a fixed blade knife was located in one of her pockets), possession
of methamphetamine, possession of suspected heroin, possession of drug use
paraphernalia (meth pipe), being under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs in
public, and probation violation.
No firearms were located at the scene and the second male, who was on active
parole and in a relationship with Earl, was detained and released at the scene.