Press Releases
West Sacramento Child Molester Sentenced to Life in Prison
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – January 15, 2026 On January 9, 2026, the Honorable Paul K. Richardson sentenced West Sacramento resident Enrique Urbina Mendoza, to a 12-year determinate sentence to be followed by an indeterminate sentence of 25 years to Life in state...
District Attorneys Settle Environmental Protection Lawsuit Against Sherali Gas Corp.
Press Release | Complaint | Judgment Woodland and Downieville, CA – January 14, 2026 – On January 7, 2026, Yolo County Superior Court, Judge Samuel McAdam, approved a settlement imposing $1.16 million in civil penalties and investigative costs on defendants in an...
YOLO COUNTY JURY CONVICTS FATHER OF MURDERING HIS INFANT CHILDREN
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – January 6, 2026 – Today, a Yolo County Jury convicted 63-year-old Paul Allen Perez, a transient throughout Central California, of multiple counts of Murder; and one count of Assault on a Child Under Eight with Force Likely to Produce...
Yolo County District Attorney Reports on the Success of Prop. 36 One Year In
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – December 17, 2025 –Proposition 36 passed with 60 percent of the vote in Yolo County, taking effect on December 18, 2024. One year in, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office has reported positive results. During this first year, 130...
Yolo County District Attorney’s Office Awarded Grant From the Office of Traffic Safety for Specialized DUI Prosecution Team
Press Release Woodland, CA – December 3, 2025 - The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office will continue to have a specialized prosecution team that handles alcohol and drug-impaired driving cases through a $234,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety...
OPERATION VIGILANCE: FINDS 95% OF YOLO COUNTY’S REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS IN COMPLIANCE
Press Release Woodland, CA – November 21, 2025 – On November 18th and 19th, 2025, Yolo County law enforcement conducted compliance checks and address verifications on over 300 registered sex offenders. “Operation Vigilance” is a program that started 16 years ago with...
TRANSIENT CHARGED WITH FELONY DUI CAUSING INJURY TO MULTIPLE VICTIMS WITH PRIOR DUI AND PRIOR STRIKE FOR MURDER
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – November 21, 2025 – On November 19, 2025, Edward William Pharr Jr., transient in both Davis and Woodland, was arraigned in the Yolo County Superior Court on a felony complaint alleging a felony violation of driving under the influence...
Felony Charges Filed Against Sacramento Resident after Incident at Turning Point USA Event on UC Davis Campus
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – November 13, 2025 The Yolo County District Attorney has filed charges against 22-year-old Sacramento resident, Joanna Sodke, after an incident that occurred on April 3, 2025, during Turning Point USA event being held on the UC Davis...
JUDGE DISMISSES GRAND JURY INDICTMENT AGAINST UC DAVIS EGGHEAD VANDALS OVER DISTRICT ATTORNEY OBJECTION
Press Release |Press Release Announcing Charges 5-29-24 (Woodland, CA) – October 20, 2025 – On October 14, 2025, the Honorable Sonia Cortés of the Yolo County Superior Court dismissed a grand jury indictment against defendants Nathan Orr, (32), Lysandra Dasilva (32),...
Juvenile Sex Offender Sentenced to 18 Months Ankle Monitoring
Deeply Flawed Laws Prioritizes Offenders Over Victims Press Release (Woodland, CA) – October 14, 2025 – On October 8, 2025, Judge Tom Dyer sentenced Luis R., age 19, to eighteen months of GPS monitoring and wardship probation after finding Luis R. had committed...