UPDATE, 9:30 p.m. — Public records indicate William Evers was booked into the Mendocino County Jail on suspicion of attempted murder at 6:42 p.m. MCSO Capt. Greg Van Patten said in a Nixle alert that Evers was seen crouching near an outbuilding in the 29000 block of Albion Ridge Road around 9:15 a.m. Wednesday. Responding deputies searched the area for hours, and spotted Evers at a distance late that afternoon near part of the Salmon Creek Forest commonly known as the Doughnut Shop, but he was able to escape once again.
Deputies returned to the Doughnut Shop with a K9 unit around 10:15 a.m. this morning and found Evers in brushy terrain. He tried to flee again, but the dog got ahold of his lower leg and deputies were able to take Evers into custody before he could run off. They allege he kicked the dog in the struggle.
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