John Chiv: Jonathan Palmer arraigned for unauthorized possession of a weapon in a public building

Jun 22, 2021

Jonathan Palmer arraigned for unauthorized possession of a weapon in a public building

Jonathan Palmer was arrested on February 16 2021 by HCSO and booked for the felony charge PC 171 (b), unauthorized possession of a weapon in public buildings or meetings. That building was the Humboldt County Courthouse.

Palmer was given a June 22 date to appear in court when released. Palmer arraigned this afternoon on a misdemeanor charge of PC 171 (b) (a). Ms. Kathleen Bryson appeared for him 977. Her office is in the same building as North Coast Legal Support Services.

Time was waived. Trial confirmation is on January 12; jury trial on January 18.

The last time I saw Palmer was at the courthouse on April 8. I have no idea nor the time right now to follow up to see if he is still associated or works at North Coast Legal Support Services.

171b. (a) Any person who brings or possesses within any state or local public building or at any meeting required to be open to the public pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of, or Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of, the Government Code, any of the following is guilty of a public offense punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or in the state prison:

(1) Any firearm.

(2) Any deadly weapon described in Section 17235 or in any provision listed in Section 16590.

(3) Any knife with a blade length in excess of four inches, the blade of which is fixed or is capable of being fixed in an unguarded position by the use of one or two hands.

(4) Any unauthorized tear gas weapon.

(5) Any taser or stun gun, as defined in Section 244.5.

(6) Any instrument that expels a metallic projectile, such as a BB or pellet, through the force of air pressure, CO2 pressure, or spring action, or any spot marker gun or paint gun.

Palmer has two other cases in the Humboldt Superior Court system: