The Fortuna Police Department arrested a parolee -- wanted for leading authorities on a high-speed chase and weapons-related charges -- Thursday afternoon after receiving a tip from the Rio Dell Police Department. A second person was arrested on a felony warrant.
Rio Dell police received a tip that Christopher Glen Mell, 30, was at a residence within the Basayo Village housing complex in Fortuna. Mell was on active parole for weapons-related charges and for failure to check in with his parole agent. Mell was also wanted by the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office for a high-speed chase that occurred in Loleta earlier this week, and on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm....
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