Press Releases
Charges Filed Against Woodland Man after Incident that Resulted in the Death of Toddler
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – April 11, 2025 The Yolo County District Attorney has filed charges against 22-year-old Woodland resident, Christian Arnulfo Jacobo, after an incident that occurred on August 26, 2024, in Woodland, that resulted in the death of toddler....
Statement from District Attorney Jeff Reisig on UC Davis Attack on April 3, 2025
Press Release Woodland, CA — I condemn the violence that occurred yesterday on the campus at the University of California at Davis. The attack directed at a peaceful student-sponsored event was outrageous and clearly criminal. This hateful conduct will not be...
Yolo County Victim Services Program Honors Crime Victims During 2025 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Press Release Woodland, CA — Yolo County District Attorney’s Victim Services Program will commemorate National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) from April 6–12, 2025, by hosting the 19th Annual Victim Recognition Ceremony. The ceremony will be held at the Woodland...
PROP 36: DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S RETAIL CRIME “FASTPASS” PROGRAM SECURES CONVICTION UNDER NEW FELONY PROP 36 LAW
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – On March 25, 2025, Kenneth Matthews, of Woodland, pled no-contest to several felony theft-related crimes, including a new law created by California’s voter-initiative, Prop 36. Matthews pled no-contest to Retail Theft with Two or More...
Washington Man Sentenced to Prison for Transportation of Fentanyl
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 7, 2025 Joaquin Hernandez-Meneses, a 45-year-old resident of Federal Way, Washington, was convicted in January of Transportation of Controlled Substances [Fentanyl] within this State from One County to a Non-Contiguous County and...
Yolo County District Attorney Continues to Fight Against DUI with Grant Funding from the Office of Traffic Safety for Specialized DUI Prosecution Team
Press Release Woodland, CA – February 14, 2025 - The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office will continue to have a specialized prosecution team that handles alcohol and drug-impaired driving cases through a $231,330 grant from the CA Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)....
INFANT FORMULA THIEVES CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE FELONIES
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – On January 22, 2025, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office filed multiple theft-related felony charges against Bryce Johnson, 19, of Sacramento, and Isaiah Wilson, 18, of West Sacramento. Both are charged with Conspiracy to Commit...
PROP 36 CHARGES FOR DRUGS AND THEFT IN YOLO COUNTY
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – January 14, 2025 – During the week of January 5th -11th, 2025, in Yolo County, four people were charged with Shoplifting with Two Priors; and two people were charged with Possession of Hard Drug with Two Priors, that mandates treatment....
PROP 36: WOODLAND MAN WITH 10 PRIOR CONVICTIONS CHARGED WITH FELONY RETAIL THEFT UNDER NEW LAW
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – On December 26, 2024, Kenneth Matthews was arraigned on felony charges under the new laws created by California’s voter-initiative, Prop 36. Aimed at addressing brazen repeat offenders of retail theft, Prop 36 went into effect December...
PROP 36 ARRESTS FOR DRUGS AND THEFT BEGIN IN YOLO COUNTY
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – December 23, 2024 – On December 20, 2024. Jassen Colianni, a transient in Yolo County, was charged with Yolo County’s first Proposition 36 felony possession of drugs under the newly enacted Proposition 36. Colianni, 48, was charged with...