California Department of Fish and Wildlife officers patrolling Yuba, Sutter and Butte counties on October 31, 2026, contacted a trespassing suspect after hours in the Sutter Bypass Wildlife Area, as California Statewide Law Enforcement Association reported.
The patrol conducted by CDFW officers across the tri-county region of Yuba, Sutter and Butte counties on October 31, 2026, brought law enforcement personnel into contact with an individual who was trespassing after hours specifically within the Sutter Bypass Wildlife Area. Upon making contact with the trespassing suspect after hours in the Sutter Bypass Wildlife Area, CDFW officers quickly noted physical evidence. Specifically, CDFW officers observed that blood was found on the suspect hands and clothing.
Expanding their investigation during the October 31, 2026 patrol interaction, CDFW officers turned their attention to a vehicle connected to the trespassing suspect. A search of the vehicle conducted by CDFW officers revealed multiple items of interest. Among the items found by CDFW officers inside the vehicle were a loaded .22-caliber rifle and a bloodstained sweatshirt. Furthermore, a check by CDFW officers uncovered a quartered deer carcass discovered inside a black garbage bag located within the vehicle.
As a direct result of the evidence gathered during the October 31, 2026 patrol in Yuba, Sutter and Butte counties—including the blood found on the suspect hands and clothing, the loaded .22-caliber rifle, the bloodstained sweatshirt, and the quartered deer carcass discovered inside a black garbage bag—actions escalated. CDFW officers proceeded to book the suspect into the Sutter County Jail. The booking into the Sutter County Jail by CDFW officers formalised a total of nine misdemeanor charges against the individual.
The enforcement efforts by CDFW officers did not conclude with the Halloween night operations. The following day, continuing their casework originating from the October 31, 2026 patrols across Yuba, Sutter and Butte counties, CDFW officers located a doe carcass on private property. With all physical evidence secured, including the doe carcass located on private property the following day, CDFW officers finalized the documentation for the entire operation. Finally, CDFW officers submitted the complete case to the Sutter County District Attorney Office.
