Press Releases

An investigative team using genetic genealogy identified the victim as Gerron Gipson Press Release (Woodland, CA) – June 3, 2022 – On June 2, 2022, a victim of a 1999 homicide was identified by a law enforcement team using genetic genealogy. The victim’s human remains...

Press Release (Woodland, CA) – June 3, 2022 – On June 2, 2022, a 75-year-old former resident of West Sacramento, David John Sidhu, was convicted by a Yolo County jury of 28 acts of child molestation. Sidhu had committed these crimes over a seven-year period. Sidhu...

Press Release (Woodland, CA) – June 2, 2022 – On May 31, 2022, 37-year-old Sacramento man, Jose T. Perez-Meza, was convicted of sexually assaulting two victims on separate occasions. A Yolo County jury convicted Perez-Meza of two counts of Assault With Intent To...

June is National Gun Violence Awareness Month Press Release (Woodland, CA) – June 1, 2022 – Tonight there will be a candlelight vigil in Davis for National Gun Violence Awareness Month, which occurs every June. Also, Gun Violence National Awareness Day falls on the...

Press Release (Woodland, CA) – May 27, 2022 – On May 26, 2022, 62-year-old Woodland man, Marvin Eugene Montgomery, was sentenced to 27 years in state prison after being convicted of attempted murder in connection with a shooting in Freeman Park. A Yolo County jury...

Assembly Members Voted 72-0 in Favor of the Bill Press Release (Woodland, CA) – May 24, 2022 – On May 23, 2022, Assembly Bill 2778, “Race Blind Charging,” passed through the California Assembly floor on a 72-0 vote. AB 2778 is sponsored by Yolo County District...

Crips gang member shot and killed 16-year-old Robert Castro Press Release (Woodland, CA) – May 18, 2022 – On May 16, 2022, at the request of Governor Gavin Newsom, all members of the Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) decided that further review was warranted for the...

A ceremony to honor officers killed in the line of duty and a memorial walk to remember are scheduled for May 19th Press Release (Woodland, CA) – May 13, 2022 - The week of May 15th is National Police Week, which honors officers who have been killed in the line of...

Press Release (Woodland, CA) – On May 11, 2022, a Yolo County jury returned guilty verdicts in the case of People v. Chandale Shannon (age 25), of Winters, and Jesus Campos (age 22), of Woodland, bringing a conclusion to six years of investigation and litigation. The...

Press Release (Woodland, CA) – May 11, 2022 – The Yolo County District Attorney’s Consumer Fraud and Environmental Protection Division obtained $3,250.00 in restitution for First 5 Yolo as a result of the Division’s recent prosecution of an illegal cannabis grower....