Nichole Thorpe booked in Humboldt County jail after Indiana arrest

Nichole Thorpe was booked into the Humboldt County jail on a warrant tied to a missing-child investigation that began in Arcata in December 2023 and led to the discovery of human remains near Blue Lake. Her booking on no-bail status moves the case back into local court after her arrest in Indiana and extradition to Humboldt County.

Eureka police said Arcata police first contacted the department on Dec. 3, 2023, after relatives had not seen a juvenile for an extended period. Detectives believed the child may have died and that the death had been concealed by the child’s mother, Nichole Thorpe. The next day, Eureka detectives worked with the Humboldt County Search and Rescue Team, the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office and Cal Poly Humboldt personnel in a remote area near Blue Lake, where they found human remains. DNA testing later confirmed the remains belonged to the missing child.

Investigators said an arrest warrant was issued on April 9, 2026, for homicide, child endangerment and welfare fraud. The Eureka Police Department said Thorpe was later located in Indiana with help from the U.S. Marshals Office and local Indiana agencies, then taken into custody on the Humboldt County warrant while extradition was arranged. John Chiv reported that Thorpe was booked into the county jail on no-bail status, meaning a judge could revisit that status at arraignment.

Indiana reporting described Thorpe as 32 years old and from Albany, Indiana, and said she was arrested in Redkey on April 29, 2026, before being booked into the Jay County Security Center. Other coverage identified the child in the case as CarmenEve Faith Robison and described additional alleged offenses under Indiana law, underscoring how the case has stretched across state lines and moved from a search in rural Humboldt County to formal prosecution in local court.