HCSO & DA arrest two in Mckinleyville today for bribery of a witness

HCSO Lt. Jesse Taylor just issued a press release about the arrests of 18 year old Iren James Severe and 22 year old Desiree Alexis Doan in McKinleyville today. 

Bribery of a witness is one of the charges.

Doan was arrested for PC 137(a) bribery of a witness, PC 136.1(a)(2) dissuading or intimidating a witness or victim and PC 182(a)(1) criminal conspiracy.

Severe was  arrested for PC 137(a), PC 136.1(a)(2), PC 182(a)(1), HS 11378 possession of meth and HS 11370.1(a) possession of controlled substance while armed with a firearm.

I contacted Lt. Taylor to see if both were booked on no bail status which often law enforcement requests on Ramey warrants. He is checking. In the meantime, I looked. Severe posted bond. Doan is out of custody on "general release."

HCSO Press Release:

On August 29, 2026, at approximately 8:53 a.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, along with a District Attorney’s Office Investigator, served a Ramey warrant for Iren James Severe,18, and a search warrant at a residence in the 2300 block of Fieldbrook Road in McKinleyville.

As deputies and the investigator approached the residence, Severe attempted to flee through a second-story window while carrying a black backpack. Severe was taken into custody without further incident and arrested for PC 137(a), PC 182(a)(1), and PC 136.1(a)(2).

During a search incident to the arrest, deputies located an un-serialized Glock-style handgun with a loaded magazine, approximately 17 grams of suspected fentanyl, and items consistent with the sales of controlled substances inside Severe’s backpack. Severe was additionally arrested for HS 11378 and HS 11370.1(a).

At approximately 10:54 a.m., deputies and a District Attorney’s Office Investigator served a second Ramey warrant for Desiree Alexis Doan, age 22, and a search warrant at a residence in the 1400 block of Reasor Road in McKinleyville. Doan was taken into custody without incident and arrested for PC 137(a), PC 182(a)(1), and PC 136.1(a)(2).

Both subjects were subsequently booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility.