By Larry Judkins
Glenn County Observer
Five people – three adults and two juveniles – were taken into custody late Monday night following a shooting at the Grindstone Rancheria north of Elk Creek.
At about 9:34 p.m. on April 25, the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office received a call that the occupants of a silver Honda (California license plate number 7LNC822) fired several shots in an unknown direction as the vehicle left the Rancheria.
Glenn County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Rancheria (3600 County Road 305) to canvass the area and to find the Honda. The vehicle was found heading towards Orland and a pursuit was initiated.
On at least one occasion, the Honda reached a speed of well over 100 miles per hour. Around 10 p.m., the vehicle yielded on County Road 200 (Newville Road), west of County Road E, and a felony car stop (a stop made at gunpoint) was conducted.
Orland police officers provided assistance at this scene.
Fifteen or so minutes after the stop, all five occupants of the Honda were detained. Initially, the occupants were said to consist of four adults and one juvenile, but this was later changed to three adults and two juveniles.
Two of the three adults were from Willows, while the third was from Orland. Both juveniles were from Orland, although they had separate residences.
The Observer knows the names of the children but will not publish them. One of them is less than three months away from turning 18, while the other is a mere 13 years old.
Law enforcement officers reported finding some casings, thought to be .40 caliber, at the Rancheria. A .40 caliber Glock was reportedly found in the Honda.
As 11 p.m. approached, a deputy at Grindstone Rancheria told a deputy at the vehicle, “There is at least one casing … within 50 yards of a residence.”
The deputy at the vehicle asked, “Did you find any impact points [i.e., bullet holes]?”
The first deputy answered, “Negative on impact points.”
The second deputy requested that the first contact the resident and ask if they know any of the occupants of the vehicle.
The first deputy replied that he had already tried to contact the resident, but there was no answer.
The three adults were booked into the Glenn County Jail at 11:51 p.m. They are:
Jadien Mounivong, 21, of Willows, who was booked into the jail on charges alleging possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, possession of ammunition by a prohibited person, possession of a machine gun, and criminal conspiracy (all felonies). His bail was set at $90,000.
Armani Khammaloun, 18, of Willows, who was booked into the Glenn County Jail on charges alleging possession of a machine gun, and criminal conspiracy (both felonies). His bail was set at $80,000.
Brianna Mounivong, 19, of Orland, who was booked into the jail on charges alleging evading a peace officer (a misdemeanor), willful cruelty to a child with possible injury or death (a felony), and criminal conspiracy (a felony). Her bail was set at $100,000.
The two juveniles were also arrested. Presumably, they were taken into custody by probation officers.
Deputies cleared the scenes at about 2:15 a.m. on Tuesday.
By late Tuesday morning, no shooting victims had been reported.
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