Press Releases
Over 744 New Crimes Committed by Individuals Released on $0 Bail
41% of those released on $0 Bail have been rearrested at least once Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 1, 2021 –As a result of Yolo County Superior Court’s continued use of $0 bail, over 744 new crimes have been committed. In April of 2020, the California Judicial...
District Attorney Charges Gabriel Poletti with Murder DUI Case
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – February 25, 2021 – On February 25, 2021, the Yolo County District Attorney’s office filed a criminal complaint against a 27-year-old Elk Grove man, Gabriel Rhythm Poletti. The complaint alleges two charges of Murder with enhancements...
District Attorney Formally Charges Derrick Woods in Death of 16-month-old
Press Release | Filed Complaint Video of DA Jeff Reisig announcing charges against Derrick Woods https://vimeo.com/513955269 Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that his office has filed a formal criminal complaint against 43-year-old Sacramento man,...
Learn about the Criminal Justice System at the Yolo County District Attorney’s Virtual Citizens Academy
Applications now being accepted Press Release (Woodland, CA) – February 10, 2021 - District Attorney Jeff Reisig recently announced that the annual Yolo County District Attorney Citizens Academy will be held virtually this year. The academy is sponsored by the Yolo...
Over 628 New Crimes Committed by Individuals Released on $0 Bail
Over 40% of those released on $0 Bail have reoffended at least once Press Release (Woodland, CA) – February 8, 2021 –As a result of Yolo County Superior Court’s continued use of $0 bail, over 628 new crimes have been committed. In April of 2020, the California...
District Attorney Issues Warning Regarding Crimes Committed During Upcoming Inauguration
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – January 17, 2021 – Following the violent attack on the US Capitol last week, there has been growing intelligence and concern that similar types of attacks against government facilities will occur across this country. Federal, state and...
Comfort Dog Daisy’s Obituary
The Yolo County DA is sad to announce the death of Daisy. Daisy was the first official working comfort dog in any California District Attorney’s Office. In 2008, she joined the Yolo County District Attorney’s crime victim assistance program as a pilot program in which...
Over 526 New Crimes Committed by Individuals Released on $0 Bail
Nearly 40% of those released on $0 Bail have reoffended at least once Press Release (Woodland, CA) – January 4, 2021 –As a result of Yolo County Superior Court’s continued use of $0 bail, over 526 new crimes have been committed. In April, the California Judicial...
Convicted Sex Offender in Jail and Outside Accomplice Charged with Grand Theft and Fraudulent Receipt of $11,688.00 in Unemployment Benefits (EDD)
Press Release | Filed Complaint (Woodland, CA) – December 21, 2020 – On December 10, 2020, the Honorable Judge Paul Richardson sentenced 29-year-old Taylor Lewis Gholar to three years in State Prison after being convicted of going to a meeting with a minor for the...
NorCal Rapist Sentenced to Life in Prison for 1997 & 2000 Davis Rapes
Sacramento County DA’s Cold Case Unit Solved the Case Press Release (Woodland, CA) – December 18, 2020 On December 18, 2020, 60-year-old Roy Waller, of Benicia, Ca, was sentenced to life in prison in Sacramento County Superior Court for a series of sexual assaults he...