Press Releases
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...
Early Prison Release Decision Reversed After District Attorney Uncovers Error By State Board Of Parole
Press Release (Woodland, CA) - October 3, 2016 - District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that on September 28, 2016, the Board of Parole Hearings reversed an earlier decision to release convicted felon Christopher Bloxham early under the Non-Violent Second Striker...
Yolo DA’s 9th Annual Senior Resource & Crime Prevention Fair
Free Flu Shots, Hearing Tests, Onsite Shredding, Continental Breakfast, & Raffle Prizes at the October 13th Event Press Release (Woodland, CA) - September 30, 2016 - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, along with the Woodland Police Department Chief Dan...
Knights Landing Man Convicted of Attempted Murder is Denied Parole
Press Release (Woodland, CA) - September 28, 2016 - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that on September 27, 2016, a two-commissioner panel of the Board of Parole Hearings denied parole to 57-year-old Javiad Akhtar who was convicted of attempted...