Press Releases
McCarty’s Drug Treatment Bill Passes out of Health Committee
AB 1928 would provide treatment to those criminally justice involved who live with drug addiction Press Release (Woodland, CA) – April 1, 2022 – On March 29, 2022, California Assembly Member Kevin McCarty’s drug treatment bill passed through the Assembly Health...
Sacramento Couple Charged with Robbery, Criminal Threats and Retail Theft Crimes that Occurred in West Sacramento
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 23, 2022 – On March 22, 2022, Sierra Stommel, age 36, and Allen Wright, age 28, were arraigned in Yolo County Superior Court and pled not guilty on multiple charges including robbery and retail theft. Both are from Sacramento. The...
McCarty’s Drug Treatment Bill Passes out of Public Safety Committee
AB 1928 would provide treatment to those criminally justice involved who live with drug addiction Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 16, 2022 – On March 15, 2022, California Assembly Member Kevin McCarty’s drug treatment bill passed through the Assembly Public...
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...