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Press Releases
Woodland Man Sentenced for Torturing and Raping Young Woman
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – January 12, 2018 -- District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that on January 12, 2018, the Honorable Timothy L. Fall sentenced Elmer David Rodriguez, 26, of Woodland, to prison for a total of 84 years to life. Rodriguez will also be...
West Sacramento Man Convicted of Child Molestation
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – January 12, 2018 - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that on January 10, 2018, a Yolo County jury found 36-year-old Ted Tyler, of West Sacramento, guilty of child molestation of a 13-year-old girl. Mr. Tyler was...
Yolo DA Enforces New Cannabis Laws
West Sacramento Warehouse Owner Enjoined from Leasing to Illegal Growers While Other Landlords and Cultivators Admit Liability, Pay Penalties Press Release Woodland, CA – January 8, 2018 – Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced today that on January 4,...
West Sacramento Woman Convicted of Defrauding County Health and Human Services
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – December 22, 2017 – District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that on December 12, 2017, 51-year-old West Sacramento womanTammy Jackson, 51 was convicted of defrauding the County Health and Human Services Agency. Jackson pled no contest to...
West Sacramento Woman Convicted of Welfare Fraud
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – December 18, 2017 – District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that on November 28, 2017, 43-year-old West Sacramento woman Bobbie Everett was convicted of misdemeanor welfare fraud. As part of the plea agreement, Everett was ordered to...
Operation Vigilance Targets Sex Offenders
Press Release Woodland, CA – December 15, 2017 - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that earlier this week, Yolo County law enforcement conducted surprise compliance checks on over 300 sex offenders. “Operation Vigilance” is a program that started...
Robert Hodges pleads guilty to all charges in the murder of his 3 children and the attempted murder of his wife.
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – December 14, 2017 Today, Robert Hodges pled guilty to all of the crimes in the complaint, including murdering his 3 children with special circumstances and attempting to murder his wife. He will be sentenced to life in prison without the...
Woodland Men Convicted in the Murder of Good Samaritan
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – December 14, 2017 - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that on December 13, 2017, a Yolo County jury found 19 year old Alexis Velazquez and 23 year old Justin Gonzalez guilty of the murder of Ronald Antonio, 41, all of...
Law Enforcement Conducts Probation and Parole Compliance Checks
Eleven of thirteen individuals were in compliance with their probation and parole conditions Press Release (Woodland, CA) - November 30, 2017- District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced today that on Thursday, November 9, 2017, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office...
Convicted Woodland Killer Denied Early Release
Press Release (Woodland, CA) - November 27, 2017 - District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 the Honorable Judge David W. Reed denied the early release of 57-year-old convicted killer Jeffrey Lemus of Woodland. On October 10, 2017, the...
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.