Public Intoxication, Meth Possession Arrest

On Jan. 9 at about 8 p.m., a Humboldt County Sheriff's deputy was dispatched to the Green Diamond property on the 400 block of Bay St. in Samoa for the report of an unwanted subject refusing to leave the property.

The deputy located and detained a female subject, later identified as Sara Hoyos, 43, of Eureka, near the main gate entrance. The deputy was informed that prior to arrival, Hoyos was drinking from the handwashing station and attempted to open the door of an employee's vehicle.

Hoyos was observed to have rapid and inconsistent speech, random outbursts, and dilated pupils; she was also making nonsensical statements and unable to stay still. She believed that a person she knew was sitting in a Green Diamond employee's vehicle, but there was no one in the vehicle.

Hoyos was placed under arrest for public intoxication and the deputy conducted a search incident to arrest; methamphetamine was located in two of her pockets.

Hoyos was then transported to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for the following charges:

• Public intoxication-PC 647(f)
• Possession of methamphetamine-HS 11377(a)

The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office would like to thank the security personnel that reported this suspicious behavior. The Sheriff's Office would also like to encourage community members to call law enforcement when they observe suspicious activity.

Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff's Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.

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