Press Releases
Yolo County Special Grand Jury Returns Indictments On Multiple Criminal Cases
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – July 26, 2024 – Last week a Yolo County Special Grand Jury was presented with evidence on multiple criminal matters for consideration of charges. They returned multiple indictments as follows: Joseph K. Baker, 37, a transient in the City...
YOLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY COMFORT DOG ALOHA INDUCTED INTO CALIFORNIA ANIMAL HALL OF FAME
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – July 19, 2024 – Courtroom comfort dog Aloha was inducted into the California Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) Animal Hall of Fame last week during an awards ceremony at the Pacific Veterinary Conference in San Francisco. Aloha has...
Parole Denied for Winters Man Convicted of Murder in “No Body Homicide”
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – July 18, 2024 – Last week, a two-commission panel of the Board of Parole Hearings denied the parole of 54-year-old, Felipe Cruz Hernandez. Cruz Hernandez is serving a 15 year to life prison. This was the first hearing requesting parole....
Yolo County DA and Early Outreach Academic Program Sponsor “DA for a Day” Event
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – June 26, 2024 – Last week the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office, in collaboration with the Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP) held their “District Attorney for a Day” event for local high school students. The EAOP is a nonprofit...
Participants Graduate Mental Health Diversion Court
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – June 14, 2024 – On Wednesday, June 12th, the Mental Health Diversion Court celebrated the graduation of several participants including Christopher Duzenski , Zachary Tuscher. This brings the total to 23 graduates since the beginning of...
FAIRFIELD MAN, A THREE STRIKE OFFENDER, SENTENCED TO LIFE AFTER COMMITING SEXUAL ASSAULT
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – May 31, 2024 – Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that on May 30, 2024, Fairfield resident, Azel Maynard, was sentenced for a sexual assault that occurred in West Sacramento in 2021. The Honorable Samuel T. McAdam...
West Sacramento Attorney Sentenced After Convictions of Sexual Battery of Two Minors
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – May 29, 2024 – On May 29, 2024, 59-year-old attorney Matthew Bert Smith was sentenced following his April 15, 2024, conviction by a Yolo County jury of two counts of sexual battery and one count of battery. The offenses occurred at the...
Felony Charges Filed After Vandalism Incident on UC Davis Campus
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – May 29, 2024 – On May 24, 2024, Lysandra Dasilva, 31, of Davis, Nathan Orr, 30, of Davis, and Cheyenne Xiong, 20, of Hayfork, were arrested on suspicion of vandalism, after an act of vandalism occurred on UC Davis campus. The Yolo County...
Yolo County District Attorney Restorative Justice Partnership Seeks Volunteers
Multiple Training Sessions Offered Press Release (Woodland, CA) – May 17, 2024 – The Yolo County District Attorney’s Restorative Justice Partnership (RJP) Program is seeking community volunteers to participate in a Spring Community Panelist Training course with...
Four Participants Graduate Mental Health Diversion Court
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – May 15, 2024 – Today the Mental Health Diversion Court celebrated the graduation of four participants including Daniel Pedro, Carlos Bonilla, Jordon Carson, and one who asked to remain anonymous. Mental Health Diversion Court is one of...