I previously reported on Sara Michelle Maltzman's December 20 arrest by HCSO
HCSO Sgt. Shane Steele arrested her last night for PC 273.6(a) violation of a protective order and PC 148 (a) (1) resisting arrest. The jail log lists these two charges as fresh arrest. The jail log is sometimes incorrect. The most recent example is in my recent post about Derek Barnett.
Maltzman's latest arrest is 8 days later from the Dec 20 arrest and two days after the jail released her from custody per PC 849.5. It seems charges were not filed by the DA's office for the December 20 arrest.
"In any case in which a person is arrested and released and no accusatory pleading is filed charging him with an offense, any record of arrest of the person shall include a record of release. Thereafter, the arrest shall not be deemed an arrest, but a detention only."
Two of these charges are exactly the same as the ones from December 20 arrest. Sgt. Steele is one of the best local law enforcement officers. So did the DA drop the ball which wouldn't be the first time by the prosecutors usually assigned to these cases or is there a more complete story to these two arrests?
I am not interested in hearing unverified or biased information from parties connected to Maltzman or any alleged victim or random reader.
Maltzman is one of many such cases and unfortunately in Humboldt, there are too many criminals and not enough time. There are other cases more serious and relevant to my readers. The public is free to call the DA, check the public court computers. This isn't on my priority list unless I happen to find out any clarifying information from a trusted authority.
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