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Press Releases
Davis Murderer Denied Parole
Daniel Wehner executed two UC Davis students in 1980 Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 28, 2019 - Convicted murderer Daniel Wehner was denied parole for the twelfth time on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 by a two-commissioner panel of the Board of Parole Hearings. The...
Yolo County District Attorney’s Neighborhood Court Program Seeks Volunteers and Community Input on Program Expansion
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 25, 2019 –The Yolo County District Attorney’s Neighborhood Court (NHC) will hold volunteer panelist trainings this spring. NHC is the core program in the Yolo County District Attorney’s restorative justice diversion suite, which...
Yolo County Mental Health Court Team Presents at Forensic Mental Health Association Conference
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 19, 2019 – Kristi Abbott, the Clinical Supervisor of Yolo County’s Forensic Mental Health Court team, and Supervising Deputy District Attorney Chris Bulkeley presented on the innovative Restorative Justice component of Yolo...
West Sacramento Woman Convicted of Auto Insurance Fraud
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 13, 2019 - On March 11, 2019, 44-year-old West Sacramento woman, Ana Griffith, was convicted of filing a fraudulent auto insurance claim. On April 4, 2016, Ana Griffith, filed a claim with 21st Century Insurance indicating her 1999...
Yolo County District Attorney’s Office Cites Five for Tobacco Sales to Minors
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 12, 2019- Investigators from the District Attorney’s Office conducted 27 undercover decoy operations in Davis, CA over the weekend and cited five individuals for the illegal sale of tobacco products to minors. In an effort to...
Yolo DA’s Office Honors Crime Victims
Crime Victims’ Rights Week is April 7 - 13, 2019 Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 11, 2019 - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig and the Yolo County District Attorney Victim Services Program will recognize 2019 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week with the...
West Sacramento Man Convicted of Shooting Gun in Neighborhood
Sokcheat Pin fired the weapon towards both residences and a local church Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 8, 2019 – On March 8, 2019, Sokcheat Pin, a 32-year-old resident of West Sacramento, was convicted of both being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm and...
Sacramento Woman Graduates from Mental Health Court Ashley Crimmins goal now is to become a social worker
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 6, 2019 – On March 5, 2019 29-year-old Ashley Crimmins successfully graduated from Mental Health Court in Department 14 of the Yolo County Superior Court. Ashley was born and raised in Woodland and now lives in Sacramento. Mental...
Davis Woman Convicted of Auto Insurance Fraud
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 6, 2019- District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced today that on February 21, 2019, 48-year-old Davis woman, Megan Watkins, was convicted of two separate DUI’s, filing a fraudulent auto insurance claim, and violation of her DUI...
Softball Coach Charged with Sexual Assault on Multiple Victims
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 1, 2019 – Today 42-year-old Arizona man Buck Maldonado Thomas was arraigned in Yolo County Superior Court for multiple counts of sexual assault on two juvenile female victims. The complaint filed by the Yolo County District...
Why We Seek Justice
Our team at the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office is comprised of a dedicated and diverse group of professionals. In our new video series “Why We Seek Justice” you will meet some of our amazing colleagues and hear their personal stories. We hope you enjoy!
Meet Deputy District Attorney Diane Ortiz
Meet Deputy District Attorney Kyle Hasapes
Meet Deputy District Attorney Amanda Zambor
Meet Multi-Disciplinary Interview Center Admin Clerk Shobna Sharma
Meet Deputy District Attorney Jay Linden
Podcasts
The Chronicles of Justice Episode 24: Car Break-ins
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 23: Citizens Academy Podcast
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 22: Breast Cancer Awareness – Virginia’s Story
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 21: Domestic Violence Awareness Month – 2017
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 20: From Victim to Survivor – A Story of Hope
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 19: An Interview with Lt. Dave Marshall
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 18: Yolo County Cannabis Task Force
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 17: Empower Yolo
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 16: Campus Detection Dogs
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 15: Safety at Picnic Day
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 14: Motorist & Bicyclist Collision Prevention
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 13: Human Trafficking Awareness
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 12: Campus Sexual Assault
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 11: Operation Vigilance
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 10: Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 9: School Attendance Matters
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 8: Yolo Day Reporting Center & Restorative Justice
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 7: LGBTQIA Pride Month & Hate Crimes
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 6: Elder Financial Abuse
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 5: Victim Tribute
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 4: Child Abduction Unit
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 3: NHC Homeless Restorative Justice Program
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 2: Human Trafficking
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 1: Sonias Story with DUI Prevention & Awareness
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Non-Violent Second Strikers
After a federal court ordered California to reduce prison overcrowding, a number of measures were put into place that result in early prison releases, including early parole consideration for individuals characterized as “non-violent second-strikers.” In order to qualify, inmates must not currently be serving a sentence for a crime which is legally categorized as a ‘violent felony’ and must not be required to register as sex offenders.
Starting January 1, 2015, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) began a new early parole determination process, evaluating “nonviolent second-strikers” for parole once they have served only 50 percent of their sentence or are within 12 months of having served 50 percent of their actual sentence. Upon receipt of inmate names from CDCR with a recommendation for release, the Board of Prison Hearings conducts an administrative review to determine if the inmate should be released from prison or retained for the term otherwise prescribed by law. The Board determines whether an offender would pose an unreasonable risk to public safety based on criminal history, behavior in prison, rehabilitation efforts, and written statements.
The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office takes an active role in evaluating these cases and writes letters to the Board with an overview of the inmate’s criminal history, an opinion regarding the public safety risk posed by the inmate, and the appropriateness, or lack thereof, of an inmate’s early release. However, because our resources are limited, we do not prepare letters in every case. Instead, we focus our opposition efforts on offenders who we believe pose the greatest risk to the community.
Many of the offenders who are granted early release from prison have violent and lengthy criminal histories. The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office feels it is important for the public to be aware of the so-called nonviolent offenders being released early from prison into our neighborhoods.
This web page was created to provide the names and criminal overview of the offenders who have been approved for early release despite our opposition. This list will be updated on a regular basis.