Hawk Riverz Urban was recently sent to carry out a 16-40 month prison sentence after violating his probation terms several times and being given the opportunity to avoid a felony. The original charge, felony battery by a prisoner upon a peace officer occurred June 20, 2019.
Urban was originally arrested on a misdemeanor public intoxication charge and later charged with two counts felony battery by prisoner upon a police officer after he struck and kicked two deputies while in custody.
Urban faced up to six years in prison for the amended battery charge, with eligibility for probation.
It was reported that Urban was highly intoxicated during the incident in which his charges occurred and he said he had no recollection of what happened at the Humboldt County Detention Center.
Urban’s attorney Humboldt County Alternate Public Defender Maureen McQuillan told the court that Urban had undergone a substance use evaluation and it was determined that he needed help with alcohol use issues.
In October 2019, Urban was ordered to complete a 6-month regimental discipline boot camp program as part of a diversion program with the opportunity to avoid a felony conviction at age 22.
Urban later returned to Sixth Judicial District Court in February, after being kicked out of the regimental discipline program for reportedly stealing alcohol and marijuana.
Urban asked for another chance at the diversion program after returning from the unsuccessful boot camp attempt. His attorney asked that he be given a chance at a treatment program for his substance use issues.
Urban was placed on probation for 36 months and ordered to complete the Salvation Army Recovery program and then the Humboldt County Adult Drug Court Program.
Last week, Urban appeared for a probation violation hearing in the Sixth Judicial District Court and admitted to 12 violations of his probation terms, including not completing the Salvation Army program.
Sixth Judicial District Court Judge Michael Montero rescinded the diversion program and sentenced Urban to 16-40 months in prison on the category B felony charge, with credit for 266 days time served given. He was also ordered to pay a $153 DNA collection and analysis fee, $25 administrative assessment fee and $50 public defender fee.
“I have given Mr. Urban several opportunities, I had really hoped for a different outcome,” said Montero. “Had he completed the regimental discipline or Salvation Army he could have avoided the felony.”
In a separate hearing, Jerrett Daniel Busby was ordered to serve 18 months of probation on a gross misdemeanor battery upon an officer charge for a suspended jail sentence.
Busby pleaded no contest to the charge in an arraignment hearing and at sentencing, Montero ordered the maximum 364 jail sentence and suspended the sentence, allowing Busby to complete the probation successfully to avoid serving the sentence.
The original charge occurred in 2018 and since the charge, Busby reported to the court that he has completed the Life Changes program and now manages a house with eight residents and helps others complete their classes.
Busby was ordered to pay a $250 public defender fee, $25 administrative assessment fee and $3 DNA collection fee, with 22 days given credit for time served.
In a separate hearing, Timothy Warrens was given the opportunity to complete a diversion program of 18-months on probation and any applicable substance use treatment program as recommended to avoid a category E felony of unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
Warrens pleaded no contest to the charge in May.
Warrens was ordered to pay a $3 DNA collection fee, $25 administrative assessment, $60 forensic fee and $250 public defender fee.
