Willows, CA- On August 24, 2021, the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office with the assistance of the United States Marshals Office located and arrested the fourth and final outstanding murder suspect in relation to the disappearance of 26 year old Brandon Bryce Dawson in Orland, CA on March 8, 2019. The United States Marshals Service located 44-year-old Lane Cleo Walker Jr. at Rolling Hills Casino in Corning, CA around 1PM yesterday afternoon. Walker had an outstanding arrest warrant out of Glenn County for Kidnap, Torture and First Degree Murder with special Allegations in relation to the Dawson Kidnap and Homicide Investigation.
Four weeks prior to Walker’s arrest, the Glenn Investigative Narcotics Task Force arrested three other individuals in connection to the murder of Brandon Dawson.
- On 07/28/21, GLINTF Investigators arrested 44-year-old Stanley Scott Grundy of Corning. Grundy had an outstanding Glenn County arrest warrant for Kidnap Torture and First Degree Murder with Special Allegations.
- On 07/28/21, GLINTF also arrested 39-year-old Clayton Stanley Humphrey of Flournoy. Humphrey had an outstanding arrest warrant for 1st degree Murder, Accessory after the Fact and Moving or Concealing Evidence.
- On 07/30/21, GLINTF Investigators arrested 52-year-old John Cornelius Poldervaart of Capay. Poldervaart had an outstanding Glenn County arrest warrant for Kidnap and Torture.
All four men are currently housed in the Glenn County Jail pending court proceedings.
Lane Cleo Walker Jr.
Stanley Scott Grundy
Clayton Shane Humphrey
John Cornelius Poldervaart
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Orland, CA – Friday April 19th 2019, Glenn County Sheriff’s Office Officials have upgraded the missing person investigation involving 26 year old Brandon Dawson of Orland to a homicide. Dawson disappeared under suspicious circumstances from a residence in the rural Orland area in the early morning hours of March 8th, 2019. Dawson’s mother, Kelly Skidmore and girlfriend Ashley Heitland reported the disappearance to Glenn County Sheriff’s Deputies on March 10th, 2019. Glenn County Sheriff’s Deputies checked the immediate area and were unable to locate Dawson.
The investigation was turned over to Detectives from the Glenn Investigative Task Force. Detectives received tips from several sources, including Dawson’s family members. The tips alleged that Dawson was in a dispute with several subjects regarding illegal drugs, he was murdered sometime on or after March 8th, 2019, and that his body was dumped in a wilderness area in Colusa County.
Glenn County Detectives contacted the California Office of Emergency Services to request mutual aid. Cadaver dogs and handlers from various areas in Northern California, along with members the Colusa County Sheriff’s Office, and Glenn and Colusa County Search and Rescue teams assisted the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office with a search in the wilderness area near Colusa and Lake County.
During the search, cadaver dogs located human remains in the area of Walker Ridge in Colusa County. The remains were identified as the missing person, Brandon Dawson. Dawson’s family was notified and the investigation is ongoing. The Glenn County Sheriff’s Office will release more information as it becomes available.
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