Press Releases

Press Release (Woodland, CA) - (June 24, 2021) – On June 16, 2021, Ruben Corza, age 34, of Orland, CA and Victor Banuelos, age 27, of Corning, CA were sentenced to two years’ probation and 90 days’ jail after having been convicted of felony marijuana cultivation...

Deaths Caused by Reckless Disregard for Known Risk is Driving New Policy Press Release (Woodland, CA) – June 17, 2021 – The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office will now require, with any plea agreement involving narcotics trafficking, that the prosecutor formally...

Press Release Yolo DA’s Office’s New Public Data Tool Reveals Racial Disparity in Cases Sent to Prosecutor’s Office, Inspires Immediate Policy Change New Policy Will Prevent Defendants with Criminal Histories from Automatically Being Disqualified from Diversion...

McCarty’s Drug Treatment Bill Passes out of Assembly Floor and is Headed to the Senate AB 1542 would provide treatment to those involved in the criminal justice system who live with drug addiction (Woodland, CA) – June 3, 2021 – On June 2, 2021, California Assembly...

Press Release | Filed Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (Sacramento, CA) – May 26, 2021 Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced today that she and 43 elected District Attorneys across California, have filed a civil lawsuit against the...

Article originally published by The Winters Express on May 19, 2021 by Community Content (Content from in an around the community, rather than staff) Yolo County’s Criminal Justice partners — the Probation Department, the Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA), Yolo...

Citizens Can Protect Their Identity Safe by Shredding Confidential Documents Press Release (Woodland, CA) – May 14, 2021 On Wednesday, May 19, 2021, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office and Umpqua Bank will be co-hosting another free shred event for Yolo County...

Press Release (Woodland, CA) – After a two-month trial which occurred during the COVID pandemic, a Yolo County jury convicted Jose Luis Gomez Arreola, 36, of Fairfield, of one count of murder, three counts of attempted murder, and eight counts of assault with a...

Press Release | Letter to CDCR (Sacramento, CA) – May 13, 2021 - Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced today that she and 40 elected District Attorneys across California, have filed a petition with the Secretary of the Department of Corrections...

Yolo County District Attorney will honor officers killed in the line of duty at a memorial walk to remember scheduled for May 13th Press Release (Woodland, CA) – May 9, 2021 - The week of May 9th is National Police Week, which honors officers who have been killed in...