On Sept. 3, 2022, at about 7:18 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies on patrol on Highway 299, east of Blue Lake, conducted a suspicious vehicle investigation on a vehicle parked along the highway.

During their investigation, deputies learned that the vehicle had been reported stolen out of Redding. Deputies located and detained one occupant of the vehicle, 47-year-old James Guylen Huff. Huff was found to have an outstanding felony warrant for his arrest.

Huff was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of possession of a stolen vehicle (PC 496d(a)) and warrant charges of transportation/sale of a controlled substance (HS 11379(a)).

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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James Guylen Huff Booking Photo | Humboldt County Correctional Facility