Press Releases
Yolo County DA’s Office recognizes October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Press Release (Woodland, CA) October 7, 2022 - October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) was launched nationwide in October 1987 as a way to come together and connect individuals and organizations involved in...
The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office will hold a virtual town hall meeting focusing on DUI cases
Four DUI Convictions with High Blood Alcohol Content Highlight the Continued Commitment to Address Drunk Driving Press Release (Woodland, CA) – October 6, 2022- The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office is doubling down on its effort to address drunk driving in Yolo...
Yolo County District Attorney Announces Two New Significant Criminal Justice Laws Modeled After Yolo County
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – October 5, 2022 – On September 29, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed two significant criminal justice bills into law which were modeled after programs at the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office. AB 2778, authored by Assemblymember...
Yolo County District Attorney and Law Enforcement Partners Announce Strict Enforcement Policies related to Sideshows
Press Release | Sideshow Enforcement Strategy Policy (Woodland, CA) –September 28, 2022 - In line with statewide efforts, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office along with local law enforcement leaders announced an enhanced enforcement and prosecution strategy in...
Operation Etch & Catch Helps Davis Police Combat Catalytic Converter Theft
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – September 19, 2022 – On September 17, 2022, in an effort to deter would-be thieves and to track stolen catalytic converters, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office and the Davis Police Department teamed up with Hanlees Toyota for...
Grant of Parole for West Sacramento Murderer Rescinded by Board of Parole Hearings
Crips gang member shot and killed 16-year-old Robert Castro Press Release (Woodland, CA) – September 16, 2022 – On September 16, 2022, a three-member panel of the Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) unanimously agreed that the previous grant of parole for 46-year-old...
Killer from 1989 West Sacramento Murder Denied Parole Again
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – September 15, 2022 – On September 14, 2022, a two-commissioner panel of the Board of Parole Hearings denied the parole of 64-year-old Carl Williams. Williams is serving a life sentence with the Arkansas Department of Corrections, Tucker...
West Sacramento Man Convicted of 1995 Murder Denied Resentencing
Michael Todd tortured and beat James Williams over a drug deal Press Release (Woodland, CA) – September 2, 2022 – On August 26, 2022, Yolo County Superior Court Judge Steven Mock denied a petition for resentencing for Michael Todd, that would have reversed his 1996...
District Attorney Statement on White Supremacist Hate Incidents
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – August 30, 2022 – This past weekend, four men wearing black clothing and masks displayed an antisemitic banner over the Highway 113 bicycle overpass in Davis that stated, “The Holocaust is an anti-white lie.” A similar incident occurred...
70% of Those Released on $0 Bail Commit New Crimes
Nearly 30% rearrested for Violent Crimes - including murder Press Release (Woodland, CA) – August 22, 2022 - In April of 2020, in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the California Judicial Council imposed a statewide Emergency Bail Schedule, also known as $0...