Danny Waters arrested for attempted murder and threatening his own family

Danny Waters will be a familiar face to those who have seen him hanging out and drunk at several Old Town bars or restaurants.

Press Release:

On March 31, 2019,  at about 8:37 p.m., officers  with the  Eureka  Police  Department responded to a  residence  on the 3600 block of Union Street for  the report that Danny Floyd Waters (66 of  Eureka) was threatening  to  kill his family  and was in possession of a handgun.

While  officers were  still  en route, the  caller updated dispatch that a shot had been fired inside  the residence  while a  family  member was struggling  to take  away  the  firearm from Waters. No persons were  struck or injured by  the fired round.     Officers arrived on scene  and found Waters and the  family  member  still  struggling  over the firearm on the  living  room floor.    Officers were  able to disarm Waters  and take  him into custody  without  further incident.

Due  to the  nature  of the  investigation, Detectives responded to the  scene  and a  search warrant was ultimately  served at the  residence. As a  result  of the  search  warrant service, 19 firearms  and over 100  pounds of various caliber ammunition was located and seized.   Several of the  firearms were  not California  compliant and illegally  manufactured.     Waters was arrested  and  booked into the Humboldt County  Correctional  Facility  for attempted murder,  assault with a  firearm, threats,  and resisting  arrest. He  is  being  held on $750,000 bail.