KELSEYVILLE— On Oct. 31, 2019 at approximately 10:30 a.m., Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies were sent to the area of Kokanee Way and Soda Bay Road in Kelseyville for a suspicious man seen looking around houses in the area which led to the arrest of a man and woman with a previous criminal background.
According to information released by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office’s investigation division, when deputies arrived on the scene, they found a black BMW parked partially blocking the roadway. Deputies searched the car and found paper work for Nichirien Bryce Langston, 33, of Kelseyville and Elona Nicole Virzi, 28, of Kelseyville. A records check showed that Langston was on felony probation and Virzi had a warrant for her arrest out of Napa County. Deputies also discovered a leaf blower, gas cans, a crate with miscellaneous oils, and a box of clothing inside the car. The gas cans had “Grace E Free” written on them.
Deputies contacted the Grace Evangelical Free Church in Kelseyville and found they were a victim of a recent theft of their small generator, leaf blower, and gas cans. A representative from the church was able to identify the gas cans as belonging to the church, but the leaf blower found in the car was not the one that had been stolen.
Deputies then went to Langston’s residence in the 4000 block of Pharo Place in Kelseyville and conducted a probation search. Deputies found Langston and Virzi at the residence. During the search, deputies located almost two ounces of methamphetamine, approximately 56 pounds of marijuana, and 134 pills of various prescription medications not belonging to Langston or Virzi. Langston identified several items at the residence that were stolen, which included the leaf blower that had been stolen from the Grace Evangelical Free Church. Langton admitted to being involved with the theft of the generator from the church as well as one from Lyndall’s Sports Stop in Kelseyville. Law enforcement officials noted that the generators have not been recovered.
Langston was arrested and booked at the Lake County Jail on charges of possession of a controlled substance for sale, possession of a controlled substance, Possession of stolen property, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of Marijuana for sale, and a probation violation. Langston remains in custody on a no bail hold.
Virzi was arrested and booked at the Lake County Jail on charges of possession of a controlled substance for sale, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and a probation violation. Virzi remains in custody on a no bail hold.
Deputies have not been able to locate owners for several of the items identified as stolen by Langston. Photographs of the items can be viewed at the Lake County Sheriff’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/lakesheriff/. If you believe any of these items belong to you, please contact Deputy John Wander at 707-263-2690. You will need to be able to prove ownership.
