[UPDATE 5:40 p.m.: No Bail!] Armed Suspect Benjamin Miller Arrested After Laytonville Manhunt, Says MCSO; Details Released

[UPDATE 5:40 p.m.: No Bail!] Armed Suspect Benjamin Miller Arrested After Laytonville Manhunt, Says MCSO; Details Released

According to MCSO, they began searching for the wanted man Monday in the early morning hours near Laytonville. Source

Suspect Facing Multiple Charges after Reported Violation of Restraining Order in Laytonville

LAYTONVILLE, CA — “On 08/17/2026 at approximately 3:12 A.M., Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the Laytonville area regarding multiple reports that Benjamin Miller was attempting to gain access The post Suspect Facing Multiple Charges after Reported Violation of Restraining Order in Laytonville appeared first on Crime Voice.

Laytonville search ends in arrest; Willits man booked on 12 counts • The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino County, CA

MENDOCINO CO., 8/19/26  — Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Willits man near the Cahto Reservation on Tuesday evening. The arrest ended a search around Laytonville that had gone on since the weekend. Benjamin Austin Miller, 48, was booked into the Mendocino County Jail at 10:27 p.m. Tuesday on 12 counts.