At around 11:30 a.m. Sunday, the Mendocino County Sheriff Dispatch received a call from the Iron Peak subdivision about a shooting that had taken place in a wooded area.
The victim, Roy Joseph Wentz Jr., 44, of Laytonville was reported to be shot in the arm and in need of medical treatment. Fire rescue responded and learned that Wentz had been shot in the arm and was flown to Santa Rosa Memorial hospital due to the extent of injuries, according to a statement issued by the Mendocino County Sheriff's Department.
During the investigation, it was discovered the victim had been visiting friends in the area and had gone for a walk. He was returned a short while later by a unidentified subject who advised he had found the victim shot. His friends then summoned help and took him to meet rescue personnel.
A search of the area was conducted by responding deputies and a possible crime scene was discovered. From this scene, evidence of the shooting and 150 marijuana plants were recovered and seized.
Wentz was at last report in and out of surgery and the case remains under investigation.
MCSO detectives are interested in speaking with the unknown person who brought the victim to his friends. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mendocino County Sheriff's Detectives at 463-4411.
LAYTONVILLE
ReplyDeletePot plants seized after shooting
Published: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 5:11 a.m.
A Laytonville man was shot Sunday morning in or near a marijuana garden, Mendocino County authorities reported Monday.
Roy Joseph Wentz Jr., 44, was flown to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital with a serious but not life-threatening gunshot wound to his arm, said Sheriff's Lt. Rusty Noe.
Wentz reportedly was visiting friends in the Iron Peak subdivision of Laytonville when he decided to go for a walk, he said.
He was returned to his friends' home in the vehicle of an unknown man who said he had found Wentz, Noe said. The friends took Wentz for medical help.
When deputies searched the area, they found evidence of the shooting and 150 pot plants, which were seized, Noe said.
-- Glenda Anderson
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