Rapper 'Mitchy Slick' Released From Jail After Marin DA Doesn't File Charges

By Bay City News Service:

A well-known rap artist from San Diego who was arrested Tuesday afternoon on kidnapping and other charges was released from the Marin County jail Thursday night.

Charles LaSean Mitchell, 40, known as “Mitchy Slick,” was released after the Marin County District Attorney’s Office decided not to file charges against him.

Chief Deputy District Attorney Barry Borden said Saturday afternoon the case is still actively under investigation and charges are not being filed at this time.

Mitchell was suspected of kidnapping a female from Southern California, taking her to Marin County and holding her captive in a residence on Oak Knoll Drive in the Sleepy Hollow area of San Anselmo, Marin County sheriff’s Lt. Doug Pittman said.

The sheriff’s office conducted an early morning SWAT operation and high-risk search warrant on Aug. 22 at a residence at 30 Oak Knoll Drive in San Anselmo.

Mitchell was not at the residence and he turned himself in at the Marin County jail after a Marin County Superior Court Judge issued a $1.5 million arrest warrant on Tuesday.

Mitchell was booked on felony charges of human trafficking, participating in a street gang and kidnapping and a misdemeanor charge of brandishing a firearm. His bail was set at $1.5 million.

The Marin County Sheriff’s Office said Mitchell is suspected of being an active member of the Lincoln Park Bloods criminal street gang in San Diego.

The gang has a history of weapons violations, pimping, assaults and homicides against law enforcement officers, Pittman said.

Pittman said Wednesday the sheriff’s office is investigating how Mitchell is associated with the Sleepy Hollow residence or its owners.

Pittman was not available for comment Friday on Mitchell’s connection to the residence and the nature of his relationship with the Southern California woman he allegedly kidnapped.

Chief Deputy District Attorney Barry Borden said today he could not comment on the investigation or provide details why charges were not filed.

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