“Law enforcement officers approach dangerous individuals on a daily basis without knowing their criminal records or whether they are being investigated for crimes such as homicide. We are grateful this suspect has been taken into custody and that no law enforcement officers were hurt.”
CSLEA President Alan Barcelona
SACRAMENTO – A Grass Valley man being investigated for a homicide in Nevada County on July 21, 2025 was arrested on August 7th by California State Park rangers on unrelated charges, on the same day the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at the man’s residence and had a warrant for his arrest for homicide.
California State Park rangers booked Damon Brice Abraham, 49, of Grass Valley in the Sacramento County jail on August 7th on three misdemeanor and one felon charge related to unlawful possession of controlled substances and narcotic paraphernalia, giving false ID to a peace officer, and possession of a firearm/ammunition by a prohibited person.
On July 21, 2025, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) launched a death investigation after an unidentified individual was found deceased on the side of Banner Quaker Hill Rd. in Nevada City, later identified as Adrian Aaron Aaby, 48, of Grass Valley.
Preliminary findings and evidence uncovered by NCSO Major Crime Unit (MCU) detectives suggested Aaby was the victim of homicide. Through the course of the investigation, detectives identified a person of interest as Damon Brice Abraham, 49, of Grass Valley, and obtained both a Ramey arrest warrant for 187 – PC (homicide) and a search warrant.
On Aug. 7, NCSO detectives executed a search warrant of Abraham’s residence in Grass Valley (he was not present at the time). That same day, Abraham was arrested in Sacramento by California State Parks for unrelated charges and booked into Sacramento County Main Jail.
Abraham is under arrest for homicide and will be transferred to Wayne Brown Correctional Facility in Nevada City on a later date.
The case remains under investigation.
