Domestic Dispute Turned into Third Party Fight
By Brooke Pritchard A homeless man with a previous prison record is currently being charged on four counts: enacting force on a witness to a crime, assault with a deadly weapon, assault with great...
View ArticleTrial Begins for Young Man Accused of Assault in Juvenile Hall
by Adrian Lopez and Grace Jung Trial Begins for Young Man Accused of Assault in Juvenile Hall By Adrian Lopez Defendant Isaiah Antonio Muñoz is charged with felony assault by force and criminal street...
View ArticleViolation of Parole Due to Facebook Rants
By Danielle Silva A man faces consequences for violating parole after making Facebook posts about his ex-wife and several previous providers. The defendant, Anthony Bucher, had previously entered into...
View ArticleBrief Trial of Assault in Juvenile Hall Concludes Witness Testimony
By Lauren Jaech Jurors were restless in court this morning watching a 40-minute video of witness testimony in the case of the People v. Muñoz. Mr. Muñoz is on trial in Department 11, facing charges of...
View ArticleBreak-in Leads to Felony Charge
By Brooke Pritchard Despite the defendant walking past a recording studio in the home, no property was stolen. The major occurrence was that the front door was kicked in and property was disturbed in...
View ArticleMunoz Found Guilty of Battery
By Lauren Zaren After hours of deliberation, the jury found Isaiah Antonio Muñoz guilty of some of the charges pressed against him. He is a known active member of Woodland’s Varrio Bosque subset of...
View ArticleResisting an Officer Leads to Felony Charges
By Brooke Pritchard There was a preliminary hearing in Department 13 on a felony charge for resisting an officer with force, under Penal Code section 69. It required four men – 3 police officers and 1...
View ArticleNot Just a Spilled Beer
By Carly Gunn and Kelsey Stewart The night of Sunday, April 21, was not one filled with laughter and warm spring air, but rather arguments, tears and a physical struggle over a cell phone. The...
View ArticleInmate Allegedly Found with Drugs
by Esmeralda Mendoza Inmate Jeremy Lee Deaton is suspected of possessing methamphetamine in the Yolo County Monroe Detention Center in Woodland. Two officers, Jason Whitehead and David Shepard, were...
View ArticleHomeless Man Faces Domestic Violence Charge
by Brooke Pritchard “Mike did this to me.” Michael Henry Riley is facing a charge of corporal injury to an intimate partner, after a dispute in Winters in May of 2018. His intimate partner is his...
View ArticleMan Faces Felony Charges For Identity Theft and Break-In in Davis
by Brooke Pritchard Identity Theft and Break-in at Davis In Department 11, Robert Paul Cantrell faces felony charges for identity theft and a break-in. There have been a series of occurrences when Mr....
View ArticleWitness and Defendant Charged with Threatening to Kill Father-in-law Testify...
by Grace Jung The prosecution handed a paper and pen to the defendant, Daniel Lopez, to understand the encounter between him and his now ex-father-in-law on the evening of Jan. 1, 2019 at the Willow...
View ArticleMaking Amends or Threatening to Kill?
By Amy Schwanhausser In Department 13, the closing argument from the defense stated that the alleged criminal threats were based on exaggeration and misunderstanding. The defendant, Daniel Lopez, is...
View ArticleA Gravel Road Turned into a Death Threat
By Carly Gunn January 1, 2019, was not filled with New Year’s festivities, resolutions or fun celebrations. Instead it was met with hurtful words and death threats. The prosecution presented its...
View ArticleMan Pleads No Contest to Killing 4-Year-Old; Mother of Victim Speaks
By Amy Schwanhausser This morning a man accused of killing his 4-year-old daughter plead no contest. Prior to sentencing, the mother and grandmother of the victim spoke about the personal tragedy they...
View ArticleDev Hearing Decision Is Delayed Two More Weeks
The parties for Ajay Dev were back in court briefly on Monday as Ed Swanson, who will be arguing on behalf of Mr. Dev, appeared as did Deputy DA Steve Mount. Judge Janene Beronio heard the matter for...
View ArticleMan Points Gun at Wife Twice Inside Their Home
By Danielle Eden C. Silva and Grace Jung Man Points Gun at Wife Twice Inside of Their Home By Danielle Eden C. Silva On February 12, 2019, a man was arrested in his home after pointing a gun twice at...
View ArticleWitness Heard in Burglary Hearing
By Kelsey Stewart In Department 7, a ten-second video clip was a heated topic of discussion. Defendants Alexandria Gamez and Edward Cline were present for their preliminary hearing on May 22nd. Deputy...
View ArticleMan Denies Threatening to Kill and Claims Acting in “Idiotic Anger”
By Amy Schwanhausser In closing arguments, the defense and prosecution debated whether a man criminally threatened to kill his wife while brandishing a shotgun, or if the alleged threat was merely an...
View ArticleUnderage DUI Crash and Rollover on Highway 50
By Lauren Zaren “You lucked out.” In the early morning of August 11th, 2018, 20-year-old Dru Hernandez and his male friend drove from Weimer to a Snapchat friend’s house in West Sacramento. The three...
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