Did DHHS' Ryan Bishop resign due to an investigation and after complaints against him?

 

Ran into a reader at the Courthouse who asked me the latest about the Richard Stobaugh case.  The reader asked if I was working on a news story. I have not seen it reported anywhere else which my reader confirmed.

That turned out to be a tip I will be following up on although I am sure the County will hide behind we cannot comment on personnel decisions. My source asked to remain anonymous. According to my tipster, Ryan Bishop resigned from DHHS two weeks ago after being investigation and that there is an interim director handling his duties and that DHHS will be advertising for the position. The tipster said there have been "hundreds of complaints" about Bishop.

I sent an email to DHHS Director Connie Beck. She forwarded my email to DHHS spokesperson Christine Messinger. "Hi, John. Thanks for reaching out. I can confirm that Ryan Bishop no longer works at DHHS. Please direct further questions to HR."

As suggested by Ms. Messinger, I reached out to HR and Humboldt County PIO Cati Gallardo. She responded, "We can confirm that Bishop is no longer employed by the County of Humboldt. As this is a personnel matter, we are unable to provide further information."

Ryan Bishop middle initial is B. In the Humboldt court system, there are two traffic cases for a Ryan Bradley Bishop. In the 2016 case, there is an acquittal for Count 1 and dismissal for Count 2. In the 2018 case, there is a conviction.