Juvenile hall COVID-outbreak did not force court closure; infection at court and juvenile hall were separate incidents

MENDOCINO Co., 11/11/20 — Transportation of a teenager to juvenile hall in Ukiah led to five COVID-19 positive cases in the Mendocino County justice system, but was not the cause for the closing of the two local courthouses this week. Though speculation has been rampant two local department leaders confirmed that the two incidents were in fact unrelated.

Izen Locatelli, chief probation officer of Mendocino County, and Mendocino Superior Court Executive Officer Kim Turner said the cases that hit their departments last week were separate incidents, without any known connection.