Arcata man, 35, rearrested on cannabis sale charges during home search
Arcata police arrested Thomas Michael Burch, 35, on drug charges early on 30 October 2026, then served a search warrant at his home later that day and booked him on cannabis sale and possession-for-sale charges. He had posted bail after the first arrest; the booking sheet records no release after the second.
🇺🇸 Arcata, Humboldt County, California · California, United States
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Thomas Michael Burch, 35, was arrested on drug charges at 6:41 a.m. on 30
October 2026.[1]The Humboldt County Correctional Facility’s daily booking
sheet records Arcata police as the arresting agency and the same time.[2]He
posted bail and returned to his house in Arcata, across the street from
Murphy’s, where he found officers serving a search warrant later that day.[1]He was detained at the scene.[1]Arcata police were still at the residence at
7:08 p.m.[1]
The booking sheet records the first arrest on public intoxication, possession of
a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance for sale, a
felony.[2]It records his release on a bail bond at 4:03 p.m.[2]The second
arrest, at 7:31 p.m., was on a misdemeanor charge of unlawful sale,
transportation for sale, furnishing or other distribution of cannabis, a charge
of possessing cannabis for sale, and felony possession of a controlled substance
for sale.[2]No release was recorded after the second booking.[2]
Photos and video
Reader-submitted photo of the scene at Burch's Arcata residence while police served a search warrant. Photo: reader, via John Chiv. Source: John ChivSecond reader-submitted photo of the scene at Burch's Arcata residence during the search warrant. Photo: reader, via John Chiv. Source: John Chiv
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