Inmate recently released from prison arrested in Redding, asks to be locked up

REDDING, Calif. — An inmate recently released from state prison was arrested in Redding after police say he broke several windows on West Street on Sunday.

Officers with the Redding Police Department (RPD) first responded to reports of vandalism around 11:30 a.m. in the 1600 block of West Street in downtown Redding. They saw several broken windows, including on a car and at Empire Outpatient Services, according to the RPD.

Police say 36-year-old Logan Ashinhurst admitted to breaking the windows and told them he wanted to go back into custody.

Officers with the RPD were already familiar with Ashinhurst because they had responded on Saturday to investigate a court order violation. Ashinhurst was arrested but released before they say he committed the vandalism on Sunday.

During the Saturday arrest, Ashinhurst told officers he was currently on parole and had been released from a state prison in Vacaville in early December, stemming from an elder abuse and criminal threats case out of Shasta County in 2021. He had been sentenced to three years in prison but only served 15 months.

Police estimate the damage from Sunday's vandalism at more than $3,000 and Ashinhurst was booked on new charges related to vandalism. According to the RPD, the Shasta County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) is making every effort to keep Ashinhurst in custody.

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However, the SCSO says staffing shortages resulted in closing an entire floor of the jail earlier in the year. They also cite early releases from state prison, closures of state prisons, and the lack of available jail space as major issues facing their office.