Press Releases
April 24th – 30th is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Press Release (Woodland, CA) - (March 11, 2022) – Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig and the Victim Services Program will recognize 2022 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week with two community commemorations. This year’s Crime Victim Rights Week is April 24th...
Learn about the Criminal Justice System at the Yolo County District Attorney’s Citizens Academy – Applications Now Being Accepted
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – February 11, 2022 – Applications are now being accepted for the annual Yolo County District Attorney Citizens Academy. The academy is sponsored by the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office in cooperation with the Yolo County Sheriff’s...
Two Charged with Retail Theft Crimes from Home Depot Stores in Woodland, West Sacramento, and Sacramento
(Woodland, CA) – February 2, 2022– On February 1, 2022, a criminal complaint was filed against Alejandro Lopez, of Woodland, and Christina Maria Granados, of Sacramento, alleging multiple counts of organized retail theft, theft, and conspiracy occurring between...
Court Reinstates TRO Preventing CDCR form Increasing Credits for Second-Strikers with Serious, Violent Convictions
Woodland, CA) – January 25, 2022 – On January 25, 2022, Sacramento Superior Court Judge Judith S. Craddick reinstated the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) preventing CDCR from awarding 66%...
Sacramento Man Convicted of Murder for 2021 Killing of West Sacramento Wife and Mother
(Woodland, CA) – January 6, 2022 – On January 4, 2022, a jury found 20-year-old Jose Tellez Flores guilty of second-degree murder for the 2021 slaying of then 23-year-old West Sacramento wife and mother, Brenda Jimenez. The jury also found Tellez Flores guilty of...
Walmart agrees to pay $10,200 to Yolo Food Bank as part of settlement
(Woodland, CA) On December 17, 2021, Yolo County Superior Court Judge Samuel T. McAdam entered a judgment settling a case filed by the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office against Walmart for “price gouging” related to Walmart’s Great Value brand egg products. On...
January Human Trafficking Prevention Month
(Woodland, CA) – (January 4, 2022) – January is National Human Trafficking and Slavery Prevention Month. This month, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office wants to raise awareness about this crime to help the community prevent and detect human trafficking and...
DAs Granted Temporary Restraining Order Preventing CDCR from Increasing Credits for Second-Strikers w/Serious, Violent Convictions
(Sacramento, CA) – December 29, 2021 – Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced today that she and 27 other elected District Attorneys across California, including Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig, have been granted a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO)...
Antioch Pair Charged with Multiple Felonies, Including Retail Organized Theft for Thefts in Woodland and Davis
(Woodland, CA) – December 13, 2021– Taveon Thompson, age 18, and Dorian Adams, age 19, from Antioch, CA have been charged with multiple felonies by the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office. The two were arrested by Davis Police on December 9, 2021, after a series of...
October Virtual Commons Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Domestic Violence
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – October 8, 2021 – The Yolo County District Attorney will hold its fifth virtual Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at 6pm. The discussion and data point that will be discussed at this month’s meeting is domestic violence in...