Mar 27, 2025

John McGhan of Eureka identified as owner of parcel on Freshwater Road and was arrested for illegal cultivation of cannabis and maintaining a drug house

 




The HCSO press release lists three charges for John McGhan. The jail log lists two more charges probation violation and violation of a court order. McGhan posted bond.

HCSO Press Release:

On March 26 around 8 a.m., deputies with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET) served a search warrant to investigate indoor illegal cannabis cultivation near the 1800 block of Freshwater Rd. in Eureka.

The parcel investigated during the service of the warrant did not possess the required county permit or state license to cultivate cannabis commercially. During the investigation, John McGhan, 42, of Eureka, was identified as the owner of the parcel.

During the service of the warrant, deputies eradicated approximately 168 cannabis plants growing in a converted residential garage. Deputies seized and destroyed over 37lbs of cannabis bud and over 37.5lbs of cannabis shake.

McGhan was placed under arrest and transported to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility to be booked for the following charges:

Illegal Cultivation of Marijuana—H&S 11358

Possession of Marijuana for Sale—H&S 11359

Maintaining a Drug House—H&S 11366.5

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