Healdsburg police arrest woman, looking for man suspected of using fake $100 bill

Healdsburg police Monday continued to look for a man suspected of using a counterfeit $100 bill at a local market, having a loaded handgun and running from officers.

They arrested the man’s companion, Holly Compton, 46, suspecting her of three felony charges involving being a felon with a gun as well as possessing stolen property, Healdsburg police Sgt. John Haviland said Monday.

Officers were called to Big John’s Market on Healdsburg Avenue about 7 p.m. Sunday regarding a suspicious $100 bill. Police were told the customer with the bill was leaving the parking lot in a Chevrolet Malibu and Sgt. Nick Castaneda stopped the car. The male passenger ran from the vehicle and as of late Monday afternoon hadn’t been found.

Compton, the driver, is on felony probation for a prior conviction, Haviland said. Officers searched the car and found a loaded semi-automatic handgun.

Police also searched the couple’s Healdsburg motel room but the man wasn’t there. Compton, a Windsor resident, remained in the Sonoma County Jail Monday in lieu of $30,000 bail.

Randi Rossmann