Jesse Lee Baker Shenk arrested on a Ramey warrant

 

(HCSO)

Jesse Lee Baker Shenk was arrested by the Arcata Police Department yesterday on a Ramey warrant. Shenk was booked in Humboldt and transferred to the Del Norte County jail. 

APD Chief Brian Ahearn told me, "Shenk was arrested in Arcata yesterday by the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office.  APD assisted DNCSO. "

Charges from DNSO :

Additional information from DNSO:

The Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office conducted an investigation that was initiated on 1/22/21. Jesse Shenk (31 years old) made arrangements to travel to Del Norte County from the City of Arcata to pick up a 14 year old (decoy) twice, but due to weather was unable to come. The suspect expressed being very apprehensive about traveling to Del Norte County. He even sent the decoy a link to an article detailing a previous, similar investigation conducted by the DNSO.

On Thursday, 2/25/21, Shenk traveled to Klamath, CA. Investigators believe he intended to transport whom he believed to be a 14-year-old child to his residence in Arcata to perform sexual acts. Those acts included sharing graphic pornographic photos of himself, oral copulation, sexual intercourse, as well as sodomy. An arrest warrant was issued and Del Norte County Sheriff’s Investigators with help from the Arcata Police Department’s Detective Unit served the arrest and search warrant on Shenk, on 3/4/21. Shenk was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Humboldt County jail to be transported to the Del Norte County Jail to be booked on the following charges:

311.2 PC, production, distribution of obscene matter,313.1(a) PC, distribution and exhibition of harmful matter to a minor,288.3 (a) PC, contact or communicate with a minor with intent to commit specified offenses,288.4(a)(1) PC, arrangement of meeting with a minor for the purpose of engaging in lewd acts,664/288(a) attempted lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 years of age,664/287, attempted oral copulation and664/286 attempted sodomy.