Press Releases
Sacramento Man Withdraws Insanity Plea after being Convicted of Assault with a Deadly Weapon of Cyclists
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – December 2, 2016 - District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced today that on December 1, 2016, 38-year-old Sacramento man, Alamar Cyril Houston, withdrew his insanity plea a day after a Yolo County jury found him guilty of intentionally...
Woodland Man Convicted of Attempted Murder
Andres Alejandro Cordova shot and nearly killed the victim Press Release (Woodland, CA) - December 2, 2016 - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that on December 2, 2016, a Yolo County jury found 23-year-old Woodland man Andres Alejandro Cordova guilty...
O’Reilly Auto Parts to Pay $9.86 Million in Hazardous Waste Case
Stores Throughout the State Improperly Disposed of Used Oil and other Hazardous Wastes Press Release Woodland, CA – December 1, 2016 – Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, along with 50 other California District Attorneys, announced today that Alameda County...
Woodland Woman Sentenced to Prison in Vehicular Manslaughter Case
Jacqueline Ochoa Torres was driving after taking Xanax and Methadone. Press Release (Woodland, CA) - November 3, 2016 - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that today Yolo County Superior Court Daniel P. Maguire sentenced Jacqueline Ochoa Torres, 27, a...
Davis Man Found Guilty of Killing Girlfriend’s 19 Month Old Son
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – November 2, 2016 – Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that this morning a Yolo County jury convicted 24 year old Davis man Darnell Deangelo Dorsey of killing his girlfriend’s 19 month old son. On January 22, 2014, Dorsey...
West Sacramento Farm Agrees to Pay Sanctions After Spraying Farm Workers with Pesticides
Press Release | Filed Civil Complaint | Stipulation | Final Judgment (Woodland, CA) - October 31, 2016 - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced today that Bypass Farms, a West Sacramento farm, will pay $23,565 in costs, penalties, and restitution to...
District Attorney’s DUI Program Receives Grant Funds
The CA Office of Traffic Safety awarded the DA’s Office $178,369 for its DUI program Press Release (Woodland, CA) - October 28, 2016 - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced today that the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) has awarded the District...
More So-Called “Non-Violent Second-Strikers” Get Early Prison Release
Many who are released quickly reoffend Press Release (Woodland, CA) – October 19, 2016 – The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office regularly publishes a list of convicted criminals who have been granted early release from prison by the State of California. Since the...
Yolo DA Sponsors Senior Crime Prevention Fair
Information and resources were provided to seniors Press Release (Woodland, CA) - October 18, 2016 - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announces the success of the 9th Annual Yolo County Senior Resource & Crime Prevention Fair. On Thursday, October 13 from...
Yolo County DA’s Office Recognizes October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Press Release (Woodland CA) - October 7, 2016 - District Attorney Jeff Reisig welcomes October as 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...