How to resolve AdBlock issue? The CHP said that the death of 41-year-old Patrick Michael Weber has been determined to be a homicide.
CHP’s Northern Division Investigation Service Unit, Clear Lake CHP officers and Northern Division Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team, or MAIT, along with Department of Justice and Lake County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Investigation unit have uncovered new details during the investigation into Weber’s death.
Weber was found dead in his white 2014 sprinter van on the morning of Feb. 21 after a passing motorist reported seeing the crashed van, as Lake County News has reported.
The van, which had been traveling eastbound, was found off of Highway 20, about a mile west of Walker Ridge Road. It had gone off the south edge of the highway and into a ditch, crashing into a tree.
Red paint transfer marks were found on the driver’s side of Weber’s vehicle, officials said.
The CHP’s Clear Lake Area office said Thursday night that the results of an autopsy found that Weber had been shot, a fact that hadn’t been immediately apparent to investigators at the scene.
Investigators also found a large quantity of marijuana in the cargo area of Weber’s vehicle, the CHP said.
The investigators contacted the California Department of Cannabis Control and determined that Weber was not legally licensed to transport marijuana, according to the CHP’s report.
Weber’s wife had confirmed to Lake County News that her husband was involved in the cannabis industry. She said he had left home a few days before, and that she had last heard from him the night before his death, when they exchanged texts.
Authorities are still working to identify the motive of the suspect and are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident, the CHP said.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is encouraged to contact the California Highway Patrol, Ukiah Communication Center at 707-467-4000, or during business hours contact the Clear Lake CHP Office at 707-279-0103.
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