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Unauthorized Driving of Stolen Vehicle Case Opens
By Danielle Eden C. Silva In Department 11, Judge Timothy L. Fall presided over the trial of Brian Nicholas Freeland. Mr. Freeland is charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle by driving. Deputy...
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Video on Fullerton’s Arrest Goes Viral for Johansson Campaign
A case that the Vanguard extensively covered, including a recent exclusive interview with former UC Davis Fire Captain Paul Fullerton, has had a video go viral in the last few days for the Dean...
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Car Key Entered into Evidenced before Jury Deliberation
By Danielle Eden C. Silva The trial of Brian Nicholas Freeland offered closing statements in Department 11 this morning. Mr. Freeland is charged with the unauthorized driving of a stolen vehicle....
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DUI Defendant Ruled to Have Violated Probation, Bail Is Set
By Setarah Jahid On Thursday afternoon, May 24, 2018, a hearing unfolded in Department 8 with Judge David Reed presiding. The defendant, Rafael Ralston, a two-time DUI offender, had been accused of...
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Guest Commentary: The Current DA Consistently Overcharges Cases
DA Jeff Reisig By Lisa Lance Please join me in voting for Dean Johannson for Yolo County District Attorney to help relieve taxpayers while bringing back true justice to Yolo County. There are many...
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The Yolo County Habitat Conservancy – A Long and Expensive Journey
by Bruce Guelden In 1994, several dozen Yolo County officials assembled in Woodland, Ca. They met with the purpose of developing a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). This is a government program that...
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Offender Found to Have Violated His Probation
By Setarah Jahid On May 29, 2018, a hearing commenced with Judge Timothy L. Fall presiding. The matters of the hearing were centered on the date of April 17, 2018, as that was the day that the...
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Man Prosecuted for Being Homeless Sees Case Dismissed
Jedidiah York-Carr had his case dismissed after the defense filed an 8th Amendment motion to dismiss the charges. Mr. York-Carr was arrested on July 11, 2017, as officers were conducting a foot...
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Fraud Trial Regarding Contractor License Begins
By Danielle Eden C. Silva Department 11 began the jury trial of Randal David Rose this morning. Mr. Rose is charged with the felony of the intent to defraud by using a contractor’s license that is not...
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Man Held to Answer in Felony Hit and Run
By Alana Mockler Yesterday the preliminary hearing for Jose Santana Leyva reconvened in Department 11 with the testimony of two Woodland police witnesses, Officers Greg Ford and Brian Olson. Leyva is...
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Public Defender’s Record Mitigation Clinic Helps Clear Criminal Records
(From Press Release) – Individuals with criminal convictions face numerous barriers to establishing a productive and law-abiding lifestyle. Many jobs require disclosures and background checks, and...
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Criminal Justice Reform Efforts Fall Short in California
Dean Johansson holds out hope that he will catch Reisig as the county has 18,000 uncounted ballots An article by the Appeal points out that, while there was a statewide push for criminal justice reform...
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Four Arrested in the Disappearance of Enrique Rios and Elijah Moore
The Woodland Police Department ended one mystery on Monday, but continued another. Enrique Rios and Elijah Moore, the two Yolo teens missing since late 2016, have not been found, but four people have...
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Update: New Results Expected This Evening
(From Press Release) – As of June 6, 2018, 28,172 Yolo County 2018 Primary Election ballots had been processed. There are currently 111,128 registered voters in Yolo County. This figure includes the...
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Study Finds No Evidence Prop. 47 Has Led to an Increase in Violent Crime
As early as 2015, Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig warned Yolo County Supervisors that Proposition 47 led to increasing property and violent crime Yolo County. “Part of the problem with Prop. 47 is that it...
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Last Count Doesn’t Change Election Results
They are not done, but the county has released the results of just under 10,000 new ballots countywide, with just over 4000 of them being from Davis. Unofficially that leaves them with just under...
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DA Prosecutes Man with Terminal Cancer on Questionable Charges and Man Dies...
Richard Lucero died this past weekend in the Yolo County jail at age 73, as he awaited trial on charges that he failed to register as required as a sex offender under Penal Code section 290. His...
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BOS Asked to Decide Fate of ORR Program for Detaining Refugee Children in Yolo
Back in April, the Probation Department staff presented an update to the Yolo County Board of Supervisors on the Office of Refugee and Resettlement (ORR) program for Unaccompanied Children (UC),...
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Man Held to Answer on Multiple Counts in “Human Trafficking” Case
By Luke Stocker Jeremiah Eli Bessolo-Marsh of Yolo County was arraigned on 10 charges yesterday including human sex trafficking, statutory rape, and furnishing a controlled substance to a minor. All...
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Man Found in Violation of Probation
By Aska Fujimori-Smith Mr. Stadietskiy was found in violation of probation and was sentenced to 30 days in the county jail. Stadietskiy had failed to appear in court April 19, 2018, because he had...
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