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Child Molester Receives Life Sentence
Defendant LarryRobert Whyte, 71-year--old, was sentenced today by the Honorable PeterOttenweller to serve 32 years, 4 months-to-life in state prison after havingbeen convicted by a jury in January of committing 10 felony sex offensesagainst a child. Read full story
Violent Felon Sentenced to Prison for Evading,Gun
DefendantSean Ryan McCarthy, 37 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced Wednesday by theHonorable Dana Simonds to serve five years, four months in state prison after havingpled no contest in January to charges of felony evading Read full story
22 Year Old Santa Rosa Man Sentenced to Prison for Child Molest
Defendant William Drew Hodges, 54 years old of Rohnert Park, was sentenced earlier today by the Honorable Christopher Honigsberg to serve 33 years, 8 months in state prison after having been convicted in December last year of committing 11 separate robberies. Read full story
Serial Robber WhoTargeted Young Female Victims Sentenced to 33 Years, 8 Months State Prison
Defendant William Drew Hodges, 54 years old of Rohnert Park, was sentenced earlier today by the Honorable Christopher Honigsberg to serve 33 years, 8 months in state prison after having been convicted in December last year of committing 11 separate robberies. Read full story
23Year Old Man Sentenced to 6 years in Prison for Child Molest
Defendant Moises Flores, 23years old, was sentenced today by the Honorable Shelly Averill to serve 6years in state prison after pleading no contest to one charge of committing alewd act on a child under 14 in violation of Penal Code section 288(a). Read full story
Rohnert Park Man Receives Life Sentence For Child Molestation
2147490884 2020-07-09 false Immediate Rohnert Park Man Receives Life Sentence For Child Molestation Santa Rosa CA Martin Dewitt, of Rohnert Park, CA was sentenced today by the Honorable Shelly Averill to serve 30 years-to-Life in prison. The sentence follows a guilty plea by Dewitt, in Ma Read full story
Sonoma County DA Announces Dismissal of 2,735 Marijuana Convictions
Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch announced today that 2,735 Sonoma County marijuana convictions will be dismissed as part of a program initiated by her office with the assistance of the “Clear My Record” application, a state-wide software application that allows District Attorneys to securely and accurately evaluate eligibility for Proposition 64 relief by reading and interpreting criminal history data from the California Department of Justice. Read full story
City Ventures Agrees to Implement Training and Pay $199,000 to Resolve Pollution Case
District Attorney Jill Ravitch has announced that defendant City Ventures Homebuilding, LLC (“CV”) has resolved a civil environmental enforcement action for water pollution and unlawful business practices during construction of new homes in the Fox Hollow subdivision Read full story
Serial Killer DeniedParole
DistrictAttorney Jill Ravitch announced today that on May 27, 2020, the CaliforniaBoard of Prison Terms denied parole to 69 year old Michael Carson, who, alongwith his wife Susan Carson, was convicted in the early 1980’s of committingthree separate murders in the counties of Sonoma, San Francisco and Humboldt. Read full story
Prison Inmate Convicted of Murder Once AgainDenied Parole
DistrictAttorney Jill Ravitch has announced that defendant Bryon James Tibbals, 55years-old of Nevada, was denied parole following a hearing earlier today infront of the California Board of Parole Hearings. In addition to denyingparole, the Board determined that Tibbals must wait three additional yearsbefore his next hearing. Read full story