Press Releases
Mental Health Court Clients, Graduates, and Program Staff Gather for Second Annual Barbecue
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – July 17, 2019 – On Tuesday, July 16th, current participants and former graduates of Yolo County’s Mental Health Court joined together for the Second Annual Mental Health Court Barbecue at Jack Slaven Park in Woodland. They were joined by...
Press Advisory PRESS CONFERENCE: WHAT: Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert, Sacramento Police Chief Daniel Hahn, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones, and Davis Police Chief Daren Pytel will announce a...
Yolo County District Attorney and UC Davis Early Academic Outreach Program co-host “DA for a Day” event
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – June 26, 2019 For the second year in a row, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office and the UC Davis Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP) co-hosted a two day program: “DA for a Day.” EAOP is an organization based at UC Davis that...
District Attorney Jeff Reisig Announces $11 Million Settlement with AutoZone for Illegal Disposal of Hazardous Waste Statewide
Press Release | Complaint | Final Judgment Woodland, CA – June 19, 2019 – Yesterday the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office, along with other prosecutor’s offices, entered into an $11 million settlement with AutoZone, Inc. (AutoZone), to resolve allegations that...
Fraud Alert – Social Security Administration Scam Calls
Prease Release Social Security Administration Scam Call Audio Transcript of Social Security Administration Scam Call Audio (Woodland, CA) June 14, 2019 - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig is warning residents to be aware of a growing fraudulent...
West Sacramento Murderer Found Unsuitable for Parole
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – June 13, 2019 – On June 11, 2019, a Board of Parole Hearings Commission denied convicted murderer Edward Pharr’s parole from state prison at a hearing at California Health Care Facility State Prison in Stockton. Pharr is now 45 years old...
District Attorney and Chief of Police Partner with Glide to Increase Empathy in Addressing Homelessness Issues Members of Law Enforcement spent two days at the Glide Church in the SF Tenderloin District
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – June 7, 2019 – During the dates of June 4-6, 2019, police officers, prosecutors, and other leaders in the criminal justice community from California and Oregon attended a training at the Glide Church in the Tenderloin District of San...
Two Yolo County Murderers Denied Parole at Two Separate CA Prisons
Press Release (Woodland, CA) –June 6, 2019 – This week the Board of Parole Hearings denied parole for two Yolo County murderers at separate State Prisons across California. On June 4, 2019, Thomas Branscum, who is 57-years-old and was living in Woodland at the time of...
Woodland Man Graduates from Addiction Intervention Court
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – May 29, 2019 – On May 28, 2019, 28-year-old Woodland resident Steven Alcaraz successfully graduated from Addiction Intervention Court in Department 14 of the Yolo County Superior Court. Addiction Intervention Court (AIC) is a specialty...
Prohibited Persons Weapons Sweeps
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – May 29, 2019 – On May 23, 2019, special agents from the California Department of Justice along with investigators from the Yolo County District Attorney's Office conducted a countywide operation to locate and remove firearms from certain...