Higgins' California arrest was made by the Mendocino Major Crime Taskforce. Indicates that the op where he was working was on the radar -- an accomplishment of dubious distinction in the Emerald Triangle.
There was a similar arrest the day after Higgins was arrested. Possibility Higgins was working for/apprenticeship with that individual.
http://www.willitsnews.com/general-...n-mendocino-county-arrest-reports-for-sept-30
The second individual was popped with another guy from Willits in Tualatin, Oregon in 2009 for selling weed from a car at a Shell station. Had six pounds in his possession. Not a huge amount, but clearly a commercial venture. 18 month sentence for that offense.
Interstate movement of weed is something the feds will sometimes get involved with. Hard to know what their level of interest might be with the Pike County guys.
Strong likelihood that the weed shipped to Ohio either came out of Mendocino County or through contacts Higgins had there.
Still no indication any of this might be related somehow to the Rhoden murders, but nonetheless still interesting.