Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:
On Jan. 23, 2021, at about 3:15 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies on patrol in the area of Shoemaker Road and Telescope Peak Road, near Hoopa, conducted a traffic stop for a vehicle code violation.
While contacting the driver, 29-year-old
Kayce Marie Salas of Eureka, deputies observed a firearm in plain view inside the vehicle. Deputies recovered the firearm and found it to be loaded. Upon further investigation, Salas was found to be on active probation. During a search of Salas, deputies located approximately 0.65 grams of methamphetamine.
Salas was taken into custody and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of unlawfully possessing a firearm