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January 23, 2026

Redheaded Blackbelt: Man arrested after firearm-related incident near remote Whale Gulch School

A 74-year-old Whitethorn man was arrested Thursday, January 22, following a law enforcement investigation into a reported firearm-related incident near the Whale Gulch School in the far northwestern corner of Mendocino County, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office.

According to Cromer, Mendocino County Sheriff’s deputies investigated the incident with assistance from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. During the course of the investigation, deputies served both a search warrant and a gun violence restraining order.

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