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Two Witnesses Heard in Sacramento Man’s Preliminary Hearing
By Kelsey Stewart What started out as an ordinary Monday night in 2018 ended with Larry Darnell Ross spitting out 15 baggies of cocaine during a strip search at the Yolo County Monroe Detention...
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11-Year-Old Victim Testifies in Rape Case
By Sufi Sadati “Que no,” a phrase in Spanish used to figuratively underline a strong “no,” is what the alleged 11-year-old victim told Ms. Lepe during her Multi-Disciplinary Interview (MDI) about...
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Defendant in Child Sexual Abuse Case Denies Incidents in Court Testimony
By Danielle Silva and Lauren Zaren Defendant in Child Sexual Abuse Case Testifies, Following Child Welfare Workers By Danielle Silva A defendant in a child sexual abuse case claims that he did not...
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Closing Arguments for Child Abuse Case
by Esmeralda Mendoza The People v. Margarito Alvarez reconvened with closing arguments by both parties. The jury has been sent to deliberate after a four-week jury trial regarding the alleged sexual...
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Defense Argues for Innocence… for One of Four Counts
By Danielle Eden C. Silva A trial against a man facing several charges for driving while intoxicated opened with the defense agreeing on all charges except the evasion of an officer. On December 27,...
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Maxwell Elementary School Sixth Grader Allegedly Molested at Baby Shower
“I don’t see him” [in the courtroom]. By Lauren Zaren A Maxwell Elementary School student from Woodland approached the witness stand this afternoon to testify as the victim in a new child molestation...
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Parents Of 11-Year-Old Testify In Molestation Trial
by Carly Gunn and Sufi Sadati Opening Arguments in Molestation Trial by Carly Gunn Can an entire case rest upon a victim’s statement? Department 13 held two opening statements for a long trial ahead....
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Brief Hearings Heard in Dev, Olague Cases
Two cases that were a long time in the making came to Yolo County courtrooms in separate departments on Wednesday. Both were heard briefly, with follow up hearings set in different departments for...
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Two Witnesses Testify in String of Robberies
By Penelope Tsiopos The third time is not the charm for the two young defendants who attempted to rob the same Target. The prosecution, represented by Deputy DA Alvina Tzang, called the loss...
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The Chaotic Night of a Child Molestation Report
by Danielle Silva and Lauren Zaren The Chaotic Night of A Child Molestation Report By Danielle Silva Several officers responded to a past-midnight report of child molestation to encounter a car chase...
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Victim of DV Speaks Out against Cop Who Took Advantage of Her
Back in February the Vanguard reported on the case of Andres Cordova, in which Yolo County Deputy DA Michael Vroman hid evidence that former Woodland Police Officer Lear Lutrell had sex with a...
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Defense Witnesses Testify in Child Abuse Trial
By Esmeralda Mendoza The jury trial of the People v. Lucio Antonio Paniagua resumed Friday afternoon with four defense witnesses being called to testify. The witnesses included a psychiatrist, Mr....
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Yolo DA Protects Some Victims, but Not All
I find myself very troubled by the treatment of the victim in the case involving Andres Cordova. What I find interesting is that, while I have been a consistent critic of Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig,...
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Three Witnesses Testify in Child Molestation Case
By Amy Schwanhausser If you ask the same question twice, will you get the same answer? After three testimonies full of murky details, the timeline of a chaotic baby shower remains uncertain and...
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Prostitution Turned Robbery and Shooting in West Sacramento
By Lauren Zaren “He always keeps one in the chamber.” On the evening of April 7th, 2019, an already questionable meetup between three teens and a man in his late thirties ended in gunfire. The...
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Defendant Acquitted After Argument of Cultural Differences and...
By Danielle Silva In closing arguments, the defense states that the actions of the defendant were misinterpreted due to cultural differences and other surrounding factors. The defendant would be...
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Three Will Face Trial for West Sacramento Armed Robbery
By Kelsey Stewart The Wednesday, May 1, hearing in Department 9 confirmed many people’s fears about online dating and the repercussions of meeting online. Defendants Leilani Elise Bonge, Andrew Louis...
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Attorney Talks about Acquittal of Client in Sex Abuse Case
On Tuesday it only took the jury about 90 minutes to acquit Lucio Paniagua of charges of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14. He had allegedly inappropriately hugged and French...
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Sexual Assault and Knife Threats at Cache Creek Casino
By Lauren Zaren This case is a reminder of the incredible risk of getting into a vehicle with a near-stranger. On the night of February 2, a woman was with her friend at the Cache Creek Casino. While...
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Jury Hangs 11-1 in Case of Attack on Davis Police Services Specialist
by Lauren Zaren The jury was unable to come to a verdict, with 11 jurors finding Tony Dang not guilty, while one found him guilty on both counts. The hung jury persisted even after they returned to...
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