Press Releases
West Sacramento Killer Denied Parole
Crips gang member shot and killed 16-year-old Robert Castro Press Release (Woodland, CA) –November 15, 2019 – On November 14, 2019, a Board of Parole Hearings panel denied parole to 43-year-old convicted murderer Daniel Robinson. The hearing took place at Salinas...
Earl “EJ” Thompson Sentenced to 10 years for Insurance Fraud and Wage Theft
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – November 15, 2019 - On November 13, 2019, 56-year-old Colorado man Earl “EJ” Thompson was sentenced to 10 years state prison by the Honorable David Rosenberg for Insurance Fraud, Conspiracy, Wage Theft, Perjury, and Grand Theft. After...
Sacramento Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Human Trafficking
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – November 1, 2019 On October 21, 2019, the Honorable Judge Janene Beronio of the Yolo County Superior Court sentenced 37 year-old Sacramento man, Charles Wayne Caldwell, to 16 years in state prison after his conviction for human...
District Attorney and Yolo County Office of Education Launch Program to Help Children Exposed to Trauma
Press Release (Woodland, CA) - October 23, 2019 -- District Attorney Jeff Reisig and Yolo County Superintendent of Schools, Garth Lewis, announced the launching of FOCUS, a notification system designed to decrease the negative impacts on children who are exposed to...
Yolo County Seniors Receive Valuable Information at District Attorney’s Senior Resource & Crime Prevention Fair
Press Release (Woodland, CA) October 18, 2019 – Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig welcomed seniors to the 12th annual Yolo County Senior Resource & Crime Prevention Fair on Wednesday, October 16, 2019. Over 150 seniors attended this event located at...
District Attorney Files Felony Violations For Illegal Marijuana Cultivation Based Upon Harm To Environment
Press Release (Woodland, CA) - October 14, 2019 District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that two individuals, Ruben Corza, 32, of Redwood City, and Victor Banuelos, 22, of Corning, were arraigned Friday on three felony marijuana cultivation violations due to...
Mental Health Court Team Hits It Out of the Park!
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – October 10, 2019 – On Tuesday, October 8, 2019 the Stigma Stompers faced off against the Little Rascals in a barn-burner of a game, with this year’s Mental Health Court Softball Championship on the line. The Stigma Stompers, composed of...
District Attorney’s DUI Program Receives Grant Funds – The CA Office of Traffic Safety awarded the DA’s Office $181,197 for its DUI program
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – October 9, 2019 –The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) recently awarded the District Attorney’s Office $181,197 for the continuation of its statewide recognized DUI program. The unit, which was formed in 2012, focuses on the...
Former West Sacramento School District Employee Convicted of Misappropriation of Public Funds
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – October 4, 2019 – On October 4, 2019, a Yolo County jury convicted 46-year-old Mary Ann Elizabeth Colby, of West Sacramento, of embezzling over $16,000 from the Washington Unified School District in West Sacramento from July, 2012...
Yolo County DA’s Office Recognizes October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – October 4, 2019 October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) evolved from the “Day of Unity” held in October 1981. In October 1987, the first Domestic Violence Awareness Month was...