Suspects in Custody – March 17, 2010
HUMBOLDT – Humboldt County Sheriff’s detectives arrested one suspect Friday and another Saturday in connection to the homicide of Jerry George.
Detectives sought and obtained $500,000 arrest warrants for Kenneth Loren Johnson, 44, of Eureka, and Jan Marie David-Devore, 47, of Arcata.
Both were wanted for alleged conspiracy, accessory and the destruction of evidence.
Johnson, who has a tattoo of a parrot on his left shoulder, was located inside a mobile home in McKinleyville. George, 29, was last seen at Steele’s Reasor Road home on Jan. 21. HCSO says it has evidence that George was a homicide victim.
David-Devore (AKA Devore) contacted HCSO Saturday morning and made arrangements to surrender.
At 9 a.m. Saturday, an HCSO detective, U.S. deputy marshall and APD officers arrived at a residence in the 1600 block of 12th Street and took David-Devore into custody.
