Ukiah Man Arrested for Throwing Explosives at Occupied Home

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A Ukiah man is suspected of throwing Molotov cocktails at a Covelo home. Mendocino Sheriff’s deputies say that Francisco Tafolla-Rivera was told to move out of a home on the 78-000 block of Mina Road in Covelo due to suspected drug use. Tafolla-Rivera then returned to the home on the night of October 10th throwing numerous explosives at the home which was occupied by eight adults, a three-year old, and an infant. Two men from the home then found Tafolla-Rivera on Highway 101 next to his broken down car and got into a fight, which caused damage to Tafolla-Rivera’s vehicle. Deputies found evidence of Molotov Cocktails in Tafolla-Rivera’s home and arrested him on October 12th.