Oct 6, 2023

Rape suspect has 3 open cases, dumped his public defender last month and hired Kathleen Bryson


Valentin VargasDiaz has several akas, 4 criminal cases and one family support case in the local courts. He has a 12/4 date scheduled in three open cases and just recently dumped his public defender and hired Ms. Kathleen Bryson in September. The closed case is from 2006.









HCDTF Press Release (issued Oct 6 after arrest on warrant):

Beginning in late 2022, the Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF) initiated an investigation into a multi-state drug trafficking organization (DTO). Over the course of the investigation, HCDTF Agents successfully purchased several pounds of methamphetamine and ounces of cocaine and fentanyl from various members of the DTO in Humboldt County and in Southern Oregon with the assistance of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). These purchases allowed Agents to successfully identify the DTO leader and participating members.

In June of 2023, Agents identified Valentin VARGAS-DIAZ as a member of the DTO. Agents learned that Valentin VARGAS-DIAZ had an active felony warrant for his arrest for:

PC261(A)(4)- Rape/Victim Unconscious at time of rape

PC289(D)- Sexual Penetration with a Foreign Object

PC417(A)(2)- Exhibit Firearm

HS11359(b)- Possession for Sales

PC25850(A)- Carry Loaded Firearm in Public Place

Valentin VARGAS-DIAZ (46 years old) was arrested on his warrant and booked at the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on June 12th, 2023. 

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