Gundersen held to answer to theft charge

Former Blue Lake Police Chief David Ray Gundersen was held to stand trial today on a single charge of felony grand theft, stemming from his days as Trinidad's chief of police.

[Squeaky Duck]

Aw man! HEr ewe go again with the loser. HEY MR D.A., THAT LOSER EMBARRASSMENT OF A COP IS GUILTY.

[Jimmys Crack Corn]

Put him away! If it was me or you we would be sent away long time ago.

[reader]

I believe this is a double-jepordy issue. The DA is trying to string out Gunderson one charge at a time. Besides, once again there are statute of limitations involved in such charges. Once gain the DA is wasting taxpayer monies on a non-issue.

[Domino 21]

Smells like a persecution at this point. Hey, DA's office, how about putting some time in on the Creamery situation. Oh, right, that guy is a Dem and a big giver on top of that.

[anonymous]

Reader is right. State law is that you have to charge all offenses at one time and not piecemeal. Since Grand Theft has a statute of limitations of three years, I don't get this. Seems like a big waste of time and money especially given that everything out of that office is usually plea bargained or dismissed. This is looking pretty vindictive because he lost all of those rape counts.

[reader]

Thanks for the affirmation anonymous. Is there not a better reason to start another recall? The only problem is that with Worth Dikeman now out of the county, do we have anyone esle who could be a worty DA?

[Anonymous]

So, if you commit the crime of theft, but you're found not guilty of rape, the DA is persecuting you by trying you for theft? And why is it the DA who is doing the persecution, when a judge "ruled today there is sufficient evidence to hold Gunderson to stand trial"?

I know, I know, in Humboldt the only bad people are the ones who think the police aren't gods.

[reader]

Anonymous wrote:

So, if you commit the crime of theft, but you're found not guilty of rape, the DA is persecuting you by trying you for theft? And why is it the DA who is doing the persecution, when a judge "ruled today there is sufficient evidence to hold Gunderson to stand trial"?
I know, I know, in Humboldt the only bad people are the ones who think the police aren't gods.

Annonymous, Watson is an elected offical. He is kowtowing to the people. He's going to let either a jury, or an appellate judge do the dirty work. Just like his decision in the Tooby Ranch case.

[Thats Bullshit]

I happen to like Judge Watson. He kept me out of prison and gave me a chance to change my life. And I did.

[idiot da]

i agree about recalling gallegos, but i am glad that he is pursuing this case. the statute runs from the time of discovery of the crime, so he is well within the statute of limitations and this is not even close to being a double jeopardy issue. the main thing i dont like is that he didnt go after darcie seal (daves wife) for stealing from blue lake and selling/trading items for drugs/cash. Gallegos is a retard of a DA and deserves to be out of public office. that wont happen though because he's prop 215 friendly.....go figure

[fred]

anonymous wrote:

Reader is right. State law is that you have to charge all offenses at one time and not piecemeal. Since Grand Theft has a statute of limitations of three years, I don't get this. Seems like a big waste of time and money especially given that everything out of that office is usually plea bargained or dismissed. This is looking pretty vindictive because he lost all of those rape counts.

I'm not an attorney, and I'm not gonna go googling for this, but I'm not convinced on either of those. This is Felony Grand Theft, the statute of limitations may be 6 years, or non-limited depending on the penalty for the crime. Second, charging all offenses at once? That sounds absurd.For example:Subject A is suspected of murdering person B. He is caught driving a vehicle with person C dead in the trunk. If the evidence supports it, he could prosecuted for the murder of C, and while he sits in jail, be investigated and later charged for person B. No? Surely apples and oranges, but it I think sound.

[fred]

oops, mangled that.

Oh, and Gallegos sucks butt. I don't want to imply that I'm defending him or his office.

[fred]

And further oops, I completely missed #10. Very clear now

[Domino 21]

Anony, Eureka. You have accomplished somthing. You have managed to make yourself a caricature, without even registering your handle.

Here is what we know about you, you are handicapped possibly in a wheelchair. You never refer to a business and usually harangue businesses, so you get your money from the taxpayer. IE no Job

Given your behavior you are almost certainly a female.

You also smoke MJ and think that police shouldn't enforce drug laws.

Or are their a couple of anony's from Eureka?? ;0

[Not A Fan]

idiot da wrote:

i agree about recalling gallegos, but i am glad that he is pursuing this case. the statute runs from the time of discovery of the crime, so he is well within the statute of limitations and this is not even close to being a double jeopardy issue. the main thing i dont like is that he didnt go after darcie seal (daves wife) for stealing from blue lake and selling/trading items for drugs/cash. Gallegos is a retard of a DA and deserves to be out of public office. that wont happen though because he's prop 215 friendly.....go figure

There are a lot of us that aren't happy that he didn't go after Darcie for her crimes. What ever happened to her early public statement that there were others that would be arrested? Was it a threat to keep others from testifying against her?

[Nor-Cal Native]

Every one knows that the cops around here work on the good ole boy system,I just wonder what Gundy did to lose favor enough to even get in trouble at all.
Cops rarely get what they deserve,when it comes to their criminal activity(HCS bunch of steroid freaks).Anyone else would have been on the first bus smoking headed south just for blowing off his hearing like he did let alone what he was charged with.

[anon]

Nor-Cal Native wrote:

Every one knows that the cops around here work on the good ole boy system,I just wonder what Gundy did to lose favor enough to even get in trouble at all.
Cops rarely get what they deserve,when it comes to their criminal activity(HCS bunch of steroid freaks).Anyone else would have been on the first bus smoking headed south just for blowing off his hearing like he did let alone what he was charged with.

You're either on the bus or off the bus.

[Not A Fan]

Nor-Cal Native wrote:

Every one knows that the cops around here work on the good ole boy system,I just wonder what Gundy did to lose favor enough to even get in trouble at all.
Cops rarely get what they deserve,when it comes to their criminal activity(HCS bunch of steroid freaks).Anyone else would have been on the first bus smoking headed south just for blowing off his hearing like he did let alone what he was charged with.

I'm thinking it had something to do with the fact that officers and others involved in law enforcement from other departments did not like Darcie. She did not possess the knowledge to be a cop and it showed. She isolated Dave from everyone, maybe to keep him from finding out how really inept as a cop she was. Whenever one of her co-workers questioned her judgement or showed they had more knowledge than her, she had Dave fire them.

[Middle-o-the-roa d]

Nor-Cal Native wrote:

Every one knows that the cops around here work on the good ole boy system,I just wonder what Gundy did to lose favor enough to even get in trouble at all.
Cops rarely get what they deserve,when it comes to their criminal activity(HCS bunch of steroid freaks).Anyone else would have been on the first bus smoking headed south just for blowing off his hearing like he did let alone what he was charged with.

Right on the money! Different rules for different people.

[What A Crock]

Darcie still has not been charged with any of her crimes. How can you be a cop and get caught red-handed and not be charged with anything? It's bad enough the DA didn't charge her with any of her confessed crimes....but allowing her to get away with perjury? Makes one wonder just what kind of deal she had with the DA. I would have thought that the perjury would have made whatever deal she had nil and void. She had made threats about others getting arrested......wonder who she has the dirt on. Must be pretty good to keep her from being charged with anything!