There's no way to know what caused this.
For some time he's had a felony warrant out. We notified San Francisco and left it up to them how they'd make the arrest.
There is no indication that sheriff's funding was affected.
It's unknown if it was an abandoned mine or if the hill was just so saturated that it gave way.
You look at the house and everything appears completely intact. You look in near the kitchen and then it just drops off. One deputy described it as large enough to drive a car into.
We've had citizens with no connections to this case do weekly searches. If any leads come in, we go out and search again.
It's unbelievable. From the front of the house, it's absolutely normal. Then, in the middle of the house, is this enormous hole.
