On Tuesday, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office provided an update to a June 5 incident on Hearst Willits Road, where a Willits man died after responding law enforcement officers deployed Tasers.
In a press release this week, the MCSO released the names of the officers involved, as well as the name of the person who died.
Dispatch and video footage of this incident have also been released publicly on MCSO’s YouTube page.
“The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office employees involved in this incident on 06-05-2025 were Deputy Jesus Lopez and Sergeant Sam Logan. Deputy Lopez has approximately 5 years of law enforcement experience and Sergeant Logan has approximately 13.5 years of law enforcement experience. Both Deputy Lopez and Sergeant Logan have law enforcement experience in the Corrections and Patrol Divisions with the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office,” the MCSO reported.
“During the coroner’s investigation related to this incident, the decedent was identified as Nicholas Bakewell, a 36-year-old male from Willits,” the MCSO confirmed.
“Pursuant to California Assembly Bill 748, dispatch and video footage of this incident are being released publicly on the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office YouTube page. The video release can be accessed by utilizing either of the following links:
YouTube Page www.youtube.com/c/MendocinoSheriff YouTube Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBzx08v3s7UAround 7:40 p.m. June 5, the MCSO advised local residents of “Law enforcement activity in the Willits area,” and to avoid the area of Hearst Willits and Bray roads in Little Lake Valley, which were closed.
On June 6, the MCSO issued a press release explaining that deputies responded to the 2000 block of Hearst Willits Road at the request of the California Highway Patrol, which reported receiving a call “regarding a hitchhiker who was picked up by a motorist in the area and the subjects were now involved in a physical fight. CHP officers were responding to the call with an extended response time and Willits Police Department officers were also requested to assist.”
The MCSO noted that its investigation revealed that “the male subject had brutally assaulted the driver of the vehicle after he was offered a ride and entered the vehicle. This assault was unprovoked and resulted in injuries that caused the driver to be admitted into a local hospital.”
When an MCSO deputy responded, he reported contacting “a male adult subject walking in the middle of the roadway in the 1200 block of Hearst Willits Road. The male subject failed to comply with the lawful orders of law enforcement and immediately took a fighting stance and lunged at the deputy, (who) pointed his department-issued Taser device at the subject while ordering the male to comply and surrender.”
After reportedly ignoring further “de-escalation tactics, the male subject fled (and) ran into the brush north of the roadway as Sheriff’s Office personnel continued to order him to surrender. Multiple warnings were provided to the male subject that he would be Tased if he did not comply with their orders. During the attempts to lawfully arrest the male subject, Sheriff’s Office personnel utilized Oleoresin Capsicum spray.”
The MCSO reported that the man “physically resisted attempts to place him into handcuffs and assaulted a deputy, so a Taser was deployed to overcome the resistance and arrest the individual,” who was removed from the brush and placed in handcuffs by MCSO personnel assisted by the WPD.
The man then “became unresponsive,” and the MCSO reported that the restraints were removed and law enforcement “provided emergency medical treatment at the scene, (including) Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation … as emergency medical assistance was requested.”
The MCSO also reported that Narcan was administered “on the male subject and CPR was continued for approximately 5 minutes when emergency medical personal arrived at the scene. Fire and EMS personnel continued life-saving efforts, to include CPR and other emergency medical treatment. Life-saving efforts continued for approximately 25 additional minutes until the male subject was pronounced deceased by medical personnel at the scene.”
“Since the male subject was in the custody of law enforcement and died during the incident, the County-Wide Fatal-Incident Protocol was initiated. The Mendocino County District Attorney’s Office was contacted and is the lead agency for this ongoing investigation,” the MCSO reported, explaining that a coroner’s investigation was initiated, and a post-mortem examination will be conducted to determine the official cause and manner of death.”
The MCSO also reported that “pursuant to Sheriff’s Office Policy, the two Sheriff’s Office personnel involved in this incident have been placed on paid administrative leave while this matter is being investigated, (and) investigations are continuing regarding the crimes committed against the motorist who provided the subject a ride.”
“Anyone with information related to this investigation is requested to contact the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center at 707-463-4086 (option 1). Information can also be provided anonymously by calling the non-emergency tip-line at 707-234-2100. Any information provided regarding this continuing investigation will be forwarded to the Mendocino County District Attorney’s Office as the primary investigating agency.”
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