Press Releases
Jury Convicts Knights Landing Man of Child Molestation
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – October 31, 2020 - A Yolo County jury convicted 58-year-old Eduardo Castro, of Knights Landing, of fourteen counts of child molestation. The verdicts were read in open court yesterday. The Yolo County Sheriff’s Department began the...
Over 378 New Crimes Committed by Individuals Released on $0 Bail
New Offenses Include Attempted Murder, Robbery, Assaults, Domestic Violence, and Weapons Offenses Press Release (Woodland, CA) - October 29, 2020 –As a result of Yolo County’s continued use of $0 bail, over 378 new crimes have been committed. In April, the California...
Davis Murderer Denied Parole for 13th Time
Daniel Wehner murdered two UC Davis students in 1980 Press Release (Woodland, CA) – October 27, 2020 - Convicted murderer Daniel Wehner was denied parole for the 13th time on October 27, 2020, by a two-commissioner panel of the Board of Parole Hearings. Wehner is...
Yolo County District Attorney’s Office Gives Presentation About Restorative Justice Program to Oklahoma House of Representatives
Press Release (Woodland, CA) October 23, 2020 – Yolo County District Attorney, Jeff Reisig, and Neighborhood Court Program Coordinator, Nicole Kirkaldy, gave a virtual presentation on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, about the benefits of a Neighborhood Court Program, at an...
West Sacramento Man Convicted of Luring 12-Year-Old Child for Sex
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – October 15, 2020 – On October 15, 2020, a Yolo County Jury convicted 29-year-old Sacramento man Taylor Lewis Gholar of luring a 12-year-old to have sex with him after an 8-day trial. The jury heard evidence that Gholar met the victim...
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Press Release (Woodland, CA) - (October 6, 2020) – October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It was founded on the Day of Unity started by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence in 1981. In October 1987, the first Domestic Violence Awareness...
Arizona Softball Coach Found Guilty of Sexual Assault on Multiple Minors
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – October 2, 2020 – On October 1, 2020, a Yolo County Jury convicted 43-year-old Arizona softball batting coach Buck Maldonado Thomas of multiple crimes including forcible sexual assault of a minor, first degree burglary, and sexual...
District Attorney’s DUI Program Receives Grant Funds The CA Office of Traffic Safety awarded the DA’s Office $200,000 for its DUI program
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – October 1, 2020 –The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) recently awarded the District Attorney’s Office $200,000 for the continuation of its statewide recognized DUI program. The unit, which was formed in 2012, focuses on the...
Over 300 New Crimes Committed by Individuals Released on $0 Bail (New Offenses Include Attempted Murder, Robbery, Assaults, Domestic Violence, and Weapons Offenses)
Press Release Yolo County Zero Dollar Bail Snapshot Statistics (Woodland, CA) - October 1, 2020 – In an ongoing effort to inform the public about the impacts of the Emergency “$0” Bail Schedule, the Yolo County District Attorney has released its most recent statistics...
Woodland Woman Convicted of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and Marijuana
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – September 23, 2020 – On September 17, 2020, a Yolo County jury found 47-year-old Woodland woman Marcella Fitzgerald guilty of driving under the influence of marijuana, driving under the influence of alcohol, and driving under the...