Humboldt County Sherrif's office press release on 68 year old Daniel Griffith's 9th arrest for similar charges and Prop 36 is very timely

 

Humboldt County Sherrif's office press release on 68 year old Daniel Griffith's 9th arrest for similar charges and Prop 36 is very timely.

With California Governor Newsom calling out other states for their crime rates while ignoring his own opposition to Prop 36 which passed due to voters and Newsom initially opposing funding in the 2025 budget then reluctantly providing some money is not pro law and order or safety.

Laws are not Democrat or Republican. Readers of my blog have different views but when it comes to the failure of the legislature and courts in CA, most of my readers agree.

HCSO Press Release:

On Sept. 6, 2025, at about 8:19 a.m. a Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputy was driving the area of Henderson St. and B St., in Eureka when he observed 68-year-old Daniel Griffith of Eureka smoking Methamphetamine. The deputy contacted Griffith and placed him under arrest without incident.

In addition, Griffith had several outstanding misdemeanor warrants for his arrest and was in possession of a stolen shopping cart from a nearby business. Griffith was transported to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility where he was booked and housed on the following charges:

H.S. 11550(a) Use or be Under the Influence of any Controlled Substance

H.S. 11395(b)(1) Possession of controlled Substance with 2 or more priors

B.P. 22435.2(a) Theft of a shopping cart

P.C. 496(a) Possession of stolen property

P.C. 978.5 Bench Warrant / Failure to Appear

This is Griffith’s 9th arrest for very similar charges since the beginning of 2024 and due to the new voter approved felony H.S.11395(b)(1) under Proposition 36 this is the first time he was not cited and released from the HCCF.

This case is still under investigation.