Press Releases

The Board of Parole Hearings denied parole in both Press Release (Woodland, CA) – May 22, 2025  During the week of May 12, 2025, Yolo County Deputy District Attorneys appeared at two parole lifer hearings on individuals sentenced to life or lengthy prison sentences...

Press Release (Woodland, CA) – May 6, 2025 On May 5, 2025, Adrek Miramontes, of Yuma, Arizona, was arraigned in the Yolo County Superior Court on charges related to the shooting death of a West Sacramento teenager last week. Miramontes, 19, was charged with one count...

Press Release (Woodland, CA) – On April 28, 2025, Hoan T. Nguyen and Khuong M. Lu, both Bay Area residents, were arraigned on several felony charges involving retail theft, including a new law created by California’s voter-initiative, Prop 36. Aimed at addressing...

Press Release (Woodland, CA) – April 18, 2025 – On April 15, 2025, Derrick Dimone Woods, a 47-year-old Sacramento man was sentenced 15 years, 8 months in state prison for the killing of 16-month-old Amanda Owens and the physical abuse of her 3-year-old brother,...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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)....