Press Releases
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – April 3, 2020 – As the community responds to measures put in place to “flatten the curve” and conserve our medical resources in response to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), many families are placed in a state of unprecedented stress,...
Price-Gouging Laws Are Now in Effect Throughout Yolo County
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 20, 2020 – On March 11, 2020, the Governor issued a Proclamation of a State of Emergency with price-gouging protections in effect through September 4, 2020. Therefore, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff W. Reisig announced that his...
Northern Recycling Agrees to Settlement for Mismanagement Composting Facility That Led to Fires in Zamora
Press Release Woodland, CA – February 26, 2020 – The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office reached a settlement with Northern Recycling in a civil enforcement action for ongoing mismanagement of its green waste composting facility in Zamora. The case was investigated...
Davis Man Convicted of Indecent Exposure and Lewd Conduct in Public
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – February 24, 2020 – On February 24, 2020, 24-year-old Davis man, Martin Rios, was sentenced by the Honorable David Reed to three years of formal probation, 30 days in Yolo County jail, 240 hours of community service, and ten years of sex...
Learn about the Criminal Justice System at the Yolo County District Attorney Citizens Academy
Applications now being accepted Press Release (Woodland, CA) – February 21, 2020 - District Attorney Jeff Reisig announces the ninth annual Yolo County District Attorney Citizens Academy which is sponsored by the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office in cooperation...
West Sacramento Man Graduates from Mental Health Court
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – February 19, 2020 – On February 18, 2020, 44-year-old West Sacramento man Rayshawn Taylor graduated from Mental Health Court in Department 14 of the Yolo County Superior Court. He is the twelfth participant to graduate from Mental Health...
Knights Landing Murderer Granted Parole
Anthony King was convicted of the murders of three people in July of 1988 Press Release (Woodland, CA) – February 5, 2020 - Convicted murderer Anthony King was granted parole today by a two-commissioner panel of the Board of Parole Hearings. The hearing took place at...
Winters Man Convicted of Inflicting Injury on his Girlfriend and Dissuading Two Witnesses
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – February 3, 2020 – Late afternoon on January 30, 2020, a Yolo County jury convicted 47-year-old Jesus Luis Reyes, of inflicting corporal injury on his girlfriend, false imprisonment with force or violence, and two counts of dissuading...
Yolo County Mental Health Court Team participated in the “Mental Health Diversion: Making it Work Together” Conference
The Mental Health Court Team from Yolo County participated in the "Mental Health Diversion: Making it Work Together" Conference in Sacramento sponsored by the Judicial Council of California. Those attending included: Joe Gocke (Pub Def); Danin Fruchtenicht...
Woodland Woman Sentenced of Wrong Way Drug DUI Collision Causing Injury
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – January 31, 2020 – On January 31, 2020, 19-year-old Woodland resident Brooklyn Johnson was sentenced by the Honorable Janene Beronio to 10-years formal probation and $2,577, 244 in restitution. On December 19, 2019, Johnson pled No...