According to a press release from the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office, Mauricio Eduardo Johnson on Tuesday pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder and admitted to three special allegations of using a firearm in the deaths of Nikki Metcalf and Margarett Moon, both 40, and 16-year-old Shelly Autumn Mae Moon.
19-year-old suspect arrested in Utah for Bear River Rancheria triple homicide to be extradited to Humboldt County
The suspect arrested in the triple murder in Humboldt County is set to be extradited from Toole Sheriff s Office.
Posted: Feb 11, 2021 3:00 PM
Updated: Feb 15, 2021 4:47 PM
Posted By: Ricardo Tovar and Deb Anderaos
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UPDATE: 3:33 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 - The 18-year-old, now 19-year-old, in the homicide of three Bear River residents is being held in the Tooele County Jail until he can be extradited to Humboldt County.
He is being held on a fugitive from justice charge, as is Von Eric Keener, the man driving with Johnson when he was apprehended by Utah Highway Patrol, according to the Tooele County Sheriff s Office.
Tribal Police yesterday at the entrance to the housing development where a triple homicide occurred. [Photo by Mark McKenna]
This is a press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be
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On Feb. 10, 2021, at about 8:12 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 200 block of Carroll Road on the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria Reservation for the report of multiple victims with serious injuries discovered inside a residence.
Bear River Tribal Police Officers were first to arrive on scene and located two deceased victims- a male and a female- and a third victim with serious injuries inside the residence. The third victim, a female, was transported to a local hospital, where she later succumbed to her injuries. Officers also located two juveniles uninjured inside the residence. The juveniles were placed into safe custody.