The following is a press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:

On Sept. 26, 2018, at about 10 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a

residence on the 300 block of Thomas Road in Miranda for the report of a gunshot victim.

When deputies arrived on scene, they located a female adult victim with a non-life threatening

gunshot wound and other injuries. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment.

Upon further investigation, deputies determined this incident to be domestic-violence related. The

suspect, 31-year-old Michael Lee Russell, was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County

Correctional Facility on charges of inflicting corporal injury and violation of probation. His bail is

set at $50,000.