UPDATE: 3:33 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 - An 18-year-old man has been identified as the suspect in the homicide of three Bear River residents, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office.
The suspect has been identified as Mauricio Eduardo Johnson of Loleta. Johnson has been taken into custody in Utah. Authorities say Johnson will be held on a no-bail warrant for charges of murder.
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Two vehicles, associated with Johnson, were located traveling in the state of Utah. Sheriff’s Investigators say they contacted the Utah Highway Patrol and the Tooele County Sheriff’s Office for assistance in apprehending Johnson.
Around 2 p.m., law enforcement located the two vehicles traveling on Interstate 80 in Tooele County, Utah.
One involved vehicle yielded, and a female subject was detained. The second involved vehicle failed to yield, and a short pursuit ensued.
Law enforcement deployed a spike strip, stopping the vehicle. Inside the vehicle, law enforcement located Johnson and 46-year-old Von Eric Keener. Keener was taken into custody on a parole warrant, according to the sheriff's office. Johnson was taken into custody on a warrant for murder.
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office said this investigation is still very active.
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LOLETA, Calif. – An investigation is underway after three people, including a 16-year-old girl, was found dead from a suspected triple homicide in Bear River on Feb. 10, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office.
On Feb. 10, 2021, at about 8:12 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies arrived 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 home on the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria Reservation.
Bear River Tribal Police Officers were first to arrive on the scene and located two dead victims. Including a male and a female. A third victim with serious injuries was found inside the home. The woman later was taken to a local hospital and later died from her injuries.
The victims have been identified as 40-year-old Nikki Dion Metcalf, 40-year-old Margarett Lee Moon, and 16-year-old Shelly Autumn Mae Moon, according to the sheriff's office.
Officers also found two juveniles, uninjured inside the home. The sheriff's office says the juveniles were placed into safe custody.
The Humboldt County Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the three deaths as a homicide. The cause of death of the victims is pending an autopsy.
Sheriff’s Investigators say they have identified a person of interest in the case, but no arrests have been made at this time.
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