Kidnapping and domestic violence charges against Fallis dropped — preliminary hearing for firearm charge set for Friday

MENDOCINO CO., 6/14/18 — Negie Fallis, the prime suspect in the disappearance of missing Covelo woman Khadijah Britton, will appear in court on Friday at 10 a.m. for his preliminary hearing for a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm. This charge is the last remaining charge against Fallis since Mendocino County District Attorney David Eyster dropped the charges of domestic violence and kidnapping, during a court proceeding on Monday.

Fallis has been in jail since his arrest on February 19 for an outstanding warrant, stemming from a January incident in which he allegedly beat Khadijah Britton with a hammer and threatened to kill her. That case, which was dropped Monday, could be re-filed by the DA in the future. Britton, the primary witness in the January incident, has not been seen since February 7, and her disappearance has elicited an outpouring of support from the community. The investigation into her disappearance remains ongoing, with no case yet brought to the court. Fallis’ bail, which previously stood at $400,000 despite his public defender’s appeals, is now set at $35,000 in accordance with the standard bail schedule.