Press Releases
Esparto Man Convicted of Carjacking and Kidnapping
Press Release (Woodland, CA) - April 20, 2017 - District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced today that a Yolo County jury convicted Paul Dufrisne, 58, of Esparto on April 18, 2017, of carjacking and kidnapping during the carjacking. On June 2, 2015, Dufrisne stepped in...
Woman Pleads Guilty to all Charges for Hate Crimes Against the Islamic Center of Davis
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – April 19, 2017 – District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced today that 30-year-old Davis resident, Lauren Kirk-Coehlo, pled guilty this morning to all charges, including Felony Vandalism with a "Hate Crime" enhancement and Vandalism to a...
Sacramento Man Convicted of Robbery at Davis Target
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – April 18, 2017- District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced today that on April 17, 2017, a Yolo County jury found 29-year-old Sacramento man Adam Nersesyan guilty of robbery and also found that Nersesyan used a knife during the robbery. On...
Dollar General Stores to Pay $1.12 Million in Hazardous Waste Settlement
Stores throughout the State improperly handled and disposed of hazardous wastes Press Release | Filed Complaint | Final Judgment Woodland, CA – April 17, 2017 – Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, along with 31 other California District Attorneys, announced...
Five Convicted of Welfare Fraud in Yolo County
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – April 14, 2017 – District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that recently there were three separate convictions of welfare fraud in Yolo County. These three cases were investigated by the Yolo County District Attorney's Office Special...
Woodland Man Convicted of Animal Cruelty
John William Peterson threw a Chihuahua, breaking its femur Press Release (Woodland, CA) - April 3, 2017 - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that on March 29, 2017, a Yolo County jury found 45-year-old Woodland man John William Peterson guilty of...
Yolo County DA Celebrates 11 Years of Honoring Crime Victims
Annual Tribute is on April 3, 2017 at the Woodland Opera House Press Release (Woodland, CA) - March 30, 2017 - District Attorney Jeff Reisig and the Yolo County District Attorney Victim Services Program will host the Eleventh Annual Crime Victims’ Tribute on April 3,...
West Sacramento Woman Convicted of “Crash and Buy” Auto Insurance Fraud
Press Release (Woodland, CA) - March 28, 2017 - District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that on March 23, 2017, 32-year-old Alicia Hernandez of West Sacramento was convicted of filing a false insurance claim and providing false statements of her traffic collision on...
Yolo DA Receives Grant Funds to Improve Child Abuse Reporting Systems
The California Office of Emergency Services awarded the Yolo County District Attorney $750,000 to develop a computer system that will help protect child abuse victims Press Release (Woodland, CA) - March 24, 2017 - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced...
Yolo DA Celebrates Crime Victims’ Rights Week in April
Press Release (Woodland, CA) - March 2, 2017 - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig and the Yolo County District Attorney Victim Services Program will recognize 2017 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week with the Eleventh Annual Crime Victims’ Tribute. This year’s...