The following is from a press release issued by the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:
On Nov. 18 at about 10:02 p.m. a sergeant with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office was patrolling the Loleta area when he found a suspicious vehicle parked in the roadway,at the north end of Singley Road. The sergeant later determined the driver, 34-year-old Terrance McCovey, had an escape warrant from Washington State. As the sergeant talked with McCovey he could see a pipe commonly used to ingest methamphetamine in plain view. McCovey and passenger 20-year-old Maxine White were removed from the vehicle. During a search of the vehicle, on scene deputies located a loaded .22 caliber pistol, a large number of hypodermic syringes, marijuana and methamphetamine.
It should be noted that White was arrested on Sept. 2 in Mckinleyville (case #201704376) for possession of a firearm while in a vehicle. In that investigation a .45 caliber pistol and two .223 caliber assault style rifles were located. McCovey has a prior felony conviction which prevents him from possessing firearms.
McCovey was booked for the following charges:
• Felon in possession of firearm
• Felon in possession of ammunition
• Transportation of Marijuana
• Possession of Marijuana
• Possession of Methamphetamine
• Possession of drug paraphernalia
• Possession of a loaded firearm in public
White was booked for the following charges:
• Possession of a loaded firearm in public
• Possession of Methamphetamine
