Press Releases
Community Volunteer Training Offered for Yolo County District Attorney’s Restorative Justice Partnership
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – October 25, 2024 The Yolo County District Attorney’s Restorative Justice Partnership (RJP) Program is excited to announce a basic training session for community volunteers on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, from 9:30am to 4:00pm, at the Davis...
Woodland Man Sentenced in Domestic Violence Stalking Case
Press Release (Woodland, CA) –On October 18, 2024, the Honorable Tom Dyer sentenced Omar Rodriguez, a 42-year-old resident of Woodland, to 7 years in prison. The sentence came after a jury found Mr. Rodriguez guilty of numerous domestic violence related charges...
Joint Press Release: Yolo County Elections Along with District Attorney Warn Against Electioneering and Fraud Ahead of Upcoming Elections
Press Release (Woodland, CA) - As the November 5, 2024, General Election approaches, Yolo County Elections and the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office are issuing a joint statement to underscore the importance of fair election practices and to warn against...
Elk Grove Man Sentenced to 228 years-to-Life After Conviction in Davis Freeway Shooting
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – October 14, 2024 – Today, Andre Chevill Wilson, 56, of Elk Grove, was sentenced following his August 28, 2024, conviction by a Yolo County jury of two counts of attempted murder, two counts of shooting into an occupied vehicle, two...
West Sacramento Man Sentenced after Killing Man with Sword
Press Release (Woodland, CA) –On October 4, 2024, the Honorable Tom Dyer sentenced Jeffrey Lee, a 39-year-old resident of West Sacramento, to 30 years to life in prison. The sentence came after a Yolo County jury found Lee guilty of second-degree murder and...
Yolo County Law Enforcement Commits to Keeping Roads Safe by Participating in Additional DUI Investigations Training
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – September 19, 2024 – Last week, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office partnered with Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) to put on a Multi-Agency DUI Investigations Training. The...
Repeat DUI Offender Possessing a Firearm Sentenced to Four Years in State Prison
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – September 12, 2024 – On September 6, 2024, the Honorable Stephen L. Mock sentenced Harrison Thurman, 59, of Sacramento, to four years in state prison for driving under the influence of alcohol and felon in possession of a firearm. On...
SACRAMENTO MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER AND CHILD ABUSE FOUND COMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – September 6, 2024 – On September 5, 2024, Yolo County Superior Court Judge Samuel McAdam found defendant Derrick Woods, 46, of Sacramento, competent to stand trial. The case began in February 2021, when Woods was arrested for physically...
WEST SACRAMENTO WOMAN SENTENCED TO STATE PRISON AFTER GROSS VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER CONVICTION
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – September 5, 2024 – Yesterday, in Dept. 7 of the Yolo County Superior Court, Lizbet Quintero, 31-year-old resident of West Sacramento, plead no contest to the charges against her after a DUI collision claimed the life of her passenger,...
YOLO COUNTY JURY CONVICTS WEST SACRAMENTO TRANSIENT AFTER FELONY THREATS TO RETAILER – HOME DEPOT
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – August 8, 2024 – On August 7, 2024, a Yolo County Jury convicted 38-year-old Anthony Daniels, a transient in the City of West Sacramento, of Attempted Criminal Threats, and Possession of Controlled Substance Paraphernalia, after an...