Humboldt County Jail Logs 14 Arrests Including Eight Felonies

Humboldt County’s daily booking records for Jan. 3, 2026, show 8 felonies, 6 misdemeanors and 0 infractions among the 14 people processed that day. The entries, posted as part of the county’s routine public records, list names, arresting agency or program, Penal Code and Health and Safety code references, timestamps and police case numbers for each person at the time of initial processing.

A representative entry from the Jan. 3 log lists CHARLES ALBERT KELLEY with an EPD arrest or detention and charges recorded as PC182(a)(1), PC459/461(a), HS11395(b)(1), HS11350 and PC666.1. That entry shows a booking time of 9:03 a.m. on Jan. 2, 2026, and a police case number of 26-000020. The full daily log includes similar detail for every person processed into the Humboldt County Jail or into a supervised release program on that date.

These booking pages provide a near-real-time snapshot of law enforcement activity and the county’s caseload as cases move into the justice system. For residents, the records matter because they identify pending charges that will soon be scheduled for arraignment, bail review or other court actions. Local legal calendars, public defenders and private counsel will use the same initial data to track cases, and the sheriff’s office uses booking data to manage jail population and supervised release placements.

Public access to these records supports transparency and accountability for local law enforcement, but the entries are not convictions. Booking records reflect initial allegations and administrative processing; all individuals are presumed innocent until adjudicated in court. The logs also highlight the mix of charges that come through county processing on any given day, from alleged drug and property offenses to alleged conspiracies and repeat offender counts as indicated by specific code citations.

For community members following public safety trends or specific cases, the daily log is a starting point. Court dockets and arraignment calendars will show the next procedural steps and final outcomes. For policymakers and oversight bodies, the aggregated daily data can inform discussions about jail capacity, supervised release program use and resource allocation for law enforcement and social services.

Humboldt County’s practice of publishing detailed booking information ensures that residents can monitor how allegations move through the system while reminding the public that booking entries are administrative records, not final determinations of guilt.