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(Left) Aubrey on Monday (right) Aubrey in 2015. | HCSO Robbery suspects are typically known for wearing masks before they’re arrested. Eureka man Aaron Aubrey put his on afterward. Readers took notice when a booking photo of Aubrey wearing a surgical mask and a respirator over his face was used in a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office press release on Tuesday. The image raised questions about the validity of a booking photo where the suspect’s face is unrecognizable, so the Outpost reached out to HCSO spokesperson Samantha Karges to ask why such a photo was taken. “Mr. Aubrey told [correctional deputies] that he had been exposed to COVID through a close relative prior to his arrest,” Karges said. “Out of an abundance of caution to protect staff members and other inmates in our processing area, [deputies] required Mr. Aubrey to keep his mask on during his booking photo.” ....