Double homicide suspect Russell Albers is on no bail status until arraignment. He will stay in custody unless a Humboldt Superior Court Judge choses to change his bail status.
According to the jail log, Russell was and booked into the Humboldt County Jail on a Ramey warrant for two counts of PC 187 (a) murder, one count of PC 207 (a) kidnapping, one count of PC 245 (a) (2) assault with a firearm, one count of PC 273.5 (a) domestic violence, one count VC 2800.2 evading law enforcement and VC 2800.4 evading an officer by driving in the opposite direction of traffic.
The charges in the jail log are different than the ones in the HCSO press release and make more sense. I did reach out to both HCSO PIOs.
As I reported previously, Albers had been arrested in October 2022 for domestic battery.
The DA never filed charges for the October arrest. I just checked again this morning. Albers had posted bond for the October 2022 arrest. Out of custody arraignments have been taking two months or more to file. Let's see what happens when the complaint for December 2022 is filed.
HCSO Press Release:
On 12/28/2022, at about 1:46pm, Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 1900 block of Pishka Court in McKinleyville for the report of a sighting of double homicide suspect Russell Albers.
Russell Albers was seen leaving the area is a grey Toyota Tundra by a deputy sheriff and a pursuit ensued. Deputies pursued the vehicle south bound on Highway 101 to Arcata before heading north on Highway 101 at speeds excess of 100 mph. The pursuit went north bound on Highway 101 through Trinidad and preceded north on Scenic Drive. The suspect then preceded north bound on Highway 101 from Sue-meg State Park. The suspect was driving in excess of 100 mph north bound in the south bound lanes of Highway 101. California Highway Patrol (CHP) assisted with the pursuit. CHP performed the PIT maneuver (Pursuit Intervention Technique) which forced the vehicle off the road; however, it continued in the shoulder of Highway 101. A deputy then rammed and immobilized the suspect vehicle. Russell Albers was taken into custody without further incident.
Albers was subsequently transported and booked into the Humboldt County Jail for two counts of homicide (PC 187), two counts of attempted murder (PC 664/187) and child endangerment (PC 273a).
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the following agencies for their coordination and assistance with this pursuit: California Highway Patrol, State Parks, Bureau of Land Management, Eureka Police Department and Cal Poly Humboldt University Police Department.
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