YREKA, Calif. – A man is behind bars for allegedly killing another man in Yreka.
Police said on the evening of February 24, there was a reported stabbing at a transient camp on the Yreka Creek Greenway north of Oberlin Road.
When officers arrived at the scene, they reportedly found 53-year-old Joseph Wesley Hendricks on the ground with a significant amount of blood on his face. He wasn’t able to communicate with officers before he was hospitalized.
Near the camp, officers detained a suspect, identified as 20-year-old Noah William Smith. Police said Smith had blood on his face, shoes, shirt, and coveralls he was carrying.