To those who would have me delete or change ‘Who shot Arlo Little?’

By Larry Judkins

Glenn County Observer

At this moment, my story, “Who shot Arlo Little?”, has reached 674 people.

That number may increase following this report.

So far this week, The Observer has received two messages requesting that the Arlo Little story be either deleted entirely or in part.

The first message came from a “Lulu Xury,” obviously a pseudonym. She (?) wrote:

“Hi I read your recent article about the shooting with arlo little. I’m concerned that it may put ‘the companion’ at risk of danger. Is there any way you could consider taking it down? I hope you understand and have a wonderful day. Thank you”

First of all, I am not going to consider any course of action recommended to me by someone who won’t even reveal his or her true identity. Tell me who you really are, enable me to confirm your identity, and then we can talk.

Second, “the companion” of Arlo Little was never identified in my story. I could have done so, but chose not to.

So, my story could only potentially put the companion of Little at risk if someone already knew who he was.

For future reference, a much better way for the companion – and other people, for that matter – to stay out of harm’s way is, rather than asking reporters to keep them from being mentioned, but to not associate with people who have long and sometimes violent criminal histories.

Little’s companion almost got himself shot back in March simply by being in the same car as Little. This sort of thing is much more likely to put someone at risk of danger than a news story is.

Next, earlier on Wednesday, The Observer received this message from one B.F. Reynolds. Attempts to verify the true identity of Reynolds were also unsuccessful, although the name itself, unlike Lulu Xury, does not scream “pseudonym.”

Reynolds wrote, “You people should edit this because in reality ‘the companion’ actually was stated as saying it was NOT drug related. Because it wasn’t drug related. Idk [I don’t know] who gave that info to you but they got it a** backwards.”

The source of my information was an official document written by an Orland police officer. The relevant statement in that official document reads, “W1 [Witness #1, who was Arlo Little’s companion] stated that he believed it to be drug related.”

If B.F. Reynolds contacts the Orland Police Department and gets someone in authority to admit that Little’s companion did indeed state “that he DID NOT believe the shooting to be drug-related,” and that person in authority then contacts me about the error, then I will be more than happy to correct the story. Not until then, however.

I would also like to know how B.F. Reynolds acquired his or her information. And as with Lulu Xury, I would like to know what his or her interests in this matter are.

Stay tuned.