The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received reports Saturday morning, September 2nd, regarding a vehicle burglary in the Samoa area just before 11:00am.
First arriving deputies were informed by two adult female victims that they were alerted to the burglary upon receiving a notification from one victim’s bank regarding an unauthorized purchase. The two women returned to their vehicle on Vance Avenue and found the driver’s front window broken with numerous items missing, including the victim’s bank card.
Surveillance video was obtained by deputies of a male suspect attempting to use the victim’s stolen card at a local business during their investigation.
Just after 2:00pm that afternoon, two additional vehicle burglary victims in the Cutten area contacted deputies reporting that they too had returned to their vehicles at the McKay Tract trailhead near Northridge Road and found both to have vehicles broken into with several items stolen. A passerby in the area was able to provide deputies with a description of the suspect’s vehicle.
The suspect vehicle was located parked along Walford Street by deputies during a search of the surrounding area, in Eureka and a male matching the suspect from the surveillance video was observed standing outside the vehicle.
The male, identified as 33 year old Delmar Wayne Allen Jr., was observed by deputies to have shattered glass on his shoulders and injuries to his hands. Deputies contacted Two additional individuals associated with the vehicle identified as 29 year old Phillip James Lampley, and 21 year old Lila Jacqueline Perry, were also contacted by deputies before all three were detained as deputies conducted their investigation.
In plain view, inside the vehicle, deputies observed items reported stolen from the Samoa burglary in addition to drug paraphernalia. Utilizing K9 Deputy Yahtzee, deputies conducted a free air sniff of the vehicle, during which Yahtzee alerted to the presence of a controlled substance. While searching the vehicle, deputies located various prescription pills, drug paraphernalia and ammunition, and recovered the Samoa victim’s stolen property.
During a search of Allen Jr. and his belongings incident to arrest, deputies located burglary tools. Allen was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on three counts of burglary, possession of burglary tools, possession of stolen property, vandalism and use of a stolen credit card.
During a search of Lampley, deputies located over 1 gram of methamphetamine and over 1 gram of suspected fentanyl. Lampley was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance paraphernalia.
Perry was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance paraphernalia and person prohibited in possession of ammunition.
