Press Releases
Two Participants Graduate Mental Health Court Diversion
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – April 19, 2024 – On Wednesday, April 17th, two participants, Jason McGrath and Anthony Massey, graduated from the Yolo County Mental Health Diversion Court. Judge Janet Gaard presided over the graduation and reminded the participants...
Yolo DA to Recognize Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Public Tribute will be held on April 23, 2024 Press Release (Woodland, CA) – April 8, 2024 – The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office will recognize 2024 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week with the Eighteenth Annual Crime Victims’ Tribute. This year’s theme is “How...
SERIAL SEX OFFENDER SENTENCED TO MULTIPLE LIFE SENTENCES
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 26, 2024 On March 25, 2024, Miguel Garcia, a 30-year-old Woodland man was sentenced for the sexual assaults of four minor female victims. The victims were abused at the home of a family member over a period of many years and ranged...
Chronic Retail Thief Sentenced to Prison
Conviction Secured Under DA’s FastPass Program Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 25, 2024 – On March 22, 2024, the Honorable Tom Dyer sentenced Nicholas Juarez Lopez, of West Sacramento, to four years County Prison resulting from two separate convictions for grand...
GRADUATION FROM MENTAL HEALTH DIVERSION COURT HELD
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 22, 2024 Just over a year after entering Yolo County’s Mental Health Diversion Court, Esther Bibriesca successfully completed it and she was honored in a graduation ceremony earlier this week. Mental Health Diversion Court is one...
WOODLAND MAN SENTENCED FOR DUI HEAD-ON COLLISION
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 12, 2024 On February 28, 2024, Woodland man, James Hernandez-Cruz, 28, was sentenced to 5 years of felony probation and 364 days jail, stayed pending completion of a one year residential treatment program. Hernandez-Cruz entered a...
Yolo DA Announces the Launch of “FastPass to Prosecution” Combatting Retail Theft through Retailer-Initiated Reporting and Rapid Prosecution
Press Release | Press Conference Video | Video Surveillance of Yolo County Retail Thefts Woodland, CA – March 7, 2024 – On Tuesday, March 5th, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, in collaboration with Yolo County law enforcement leaders and asset protection...
Sacramento Men Charged with Multiple Felonies, Including Resisting Executive Officer with Force or Violence, after Retail Theft
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 1, 2024 – On February 28, 2024, 44-year-old Antonio Garland Compton, and 35-year-old Michael Dean Cole, both Sacramento residents, were arrested by West Sacramento Police, for a retail theft incident, which was committed at Target...
Learn about the Criminal Justice System at the Yolo County District Attorney’s Citizens Academy
Applications now being accepted Press Release (Woodland, CA) – February 9, 2024 – Applications are now being accepted for the annual Yolo County District Attorney Citizens Academy. The academy is sponsored by the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office in cooperation...
Felony Charges Filed Against Woodland Man After Police Stand-Off
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – February 2, 2024 – On January 30, 2024, 39-year-old Jeffrey Wendell Card, a resident of Woodland, was arrested after a brief police pursuit and hours long stand-off that required nearby schools and residents to go on lockdown. The Yolo...