Three Arrested; Three Ounces of Methamphetamine and $7K Seized
Staff Report
Humboldt Sentinel
On Friday, Februrary 22 at 9:45 a.m. a Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputy working patrol in Trinidad City limits stopped
a Grey 2005 Jeep Cherokee for a traffic violation– failure to
wear seatbelts– in the 200 block of Main Street in Trinidad.
After the vehicle stopped, the HCSO deputy ran a wants and warrants check on the driver, identified as Rachael Squire, aka Hardy, 21-years-old, from Eureka.
Ms. Squire-Hardy was driving on a suspended driver’s license and was on probation for drug possession with a search clause. She also had a warrant out for her arrest for possession of stolen property.
The deputy also checked wants and warrants on the three passengers in the vehicle.
One of the passengers, Esteban Domingo Arredondo,
32-years-old from McKinleyville, had warrants for his arrest for
possession of illicit drugs and possession of stolen property. He
was also on felony probation for burglary and drug possession with
a search clause.
Another female in the vehicle, Michelle Lynn McDaniel, 21-years-old from Eureka, had a warrant for her arrest for petty theft and three counts of possession of stolen property.
After arresting three of the four occupants of the vehicle, deputies conducted a probation search of the vehicle. They located approximately 3 ounces of suspected methamphetamine, along with approximately $7,000.00 in cash.
Arrendondo, Squire and McDaniel were all arrested and transported to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility, the HCSO said.
Esteban Domingo Arredondo was arrested for:
- Warrants
- Transportation of methamphetamine
- Possession of methamphetamine for sale
- Violation of probation
- Possession of drug paraphernalia
Arredondo’s bail was set at $115,000.00.
Rachel Squire aka Hardy was arrested for:
- Transportation of methamphetamine
- Driving on a suspended license
- Violation of probation
Her bail was set at $55,000.00.
Michelle Lynn McDaniel was arrested for transportation and possession for sale of methamphetamine. She was booked and released on her own recognizance.
Anyone with information for the Sheriffs Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office at 707-445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at 707-268-2539.
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Still more probationers running amok without supervision? Good grief.
The Humboldt Sentinel has reported on over a hundred similar situations in the past year after we started paying attention, and noticing that there was something seriously wrong in our law enforcement system.
We noticed there’s a wide gaping black hole of criminal accountability where there shouldn’t be one.
The County Probation Department should start monitoring their clients, testing them, and actively supervising them per their court-ordered dispostions. That’s their job and that’s what they get paid the Big Money for.
This is truly bordering between the negligent and the ridiculous and the inept as these repeated examples of probation fails are showing time and time again.
The community, its citizens, and law enforcement, deserve better. Criminals, adjudicated by the Courts and given conditions of probation to avoid prison sentences, need to be held accountable and supervised.
Period.
(Posted by Skippy Massey)
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