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February 05, 2019 | Office of the District Attorney

Man Pleads no Contest to Murdering his Fatherand Wife

Defendant Dalton James Carlson, 33 years old of Santa Rosa, entered pleas of no contest today to two counts of 1st degree murder in connection with the February 2017 killing of his wife Jessica Carlson, age 37, and his father Dale Carlson, age 57. Read full story

February 05, 2019 | Office of the District Attorney

Healdsburg Man Convicted of Second Degree Murder DeniedParole for Ninth Time

On February 1,2019, the California Board of Prison Terms denied parole for the ninth time to59 year old Roberto Amador Llompart, who was convicted of the 2nddegree murder of Michael Wayne Cochran in 1990. Read full story

January 31, 2019 | Office of the District Attorney

Contractor Sentenced to 6 Years Prison for Committing Elder Fraud

DefendantWilliam Edward Hail III, 44 years old of Petaluma, was sentenced today by theHonorable Christopher Honigsberg to serve six years in state prison afterhaving been found guilty last month by a jury of committing five felony countsof theft from two elderly victims. Read full story

January 25, 2019 | Office of the District Attorney

Mother-Son Pimping and Pandering Duo Sentenced

Defendant DavidRomesburg, 38 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced today by the HonorableBradford DeMeo to serve 16 years in the California Department of Correctionsand Rehabilitation after having pled no contest in August of last year tofelony charges of pimping, pandering, and money laundering. Read full story

January 16, 2019 | Office of the District Attorney

Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Child Molest Conviction

DefendantArturo Blancas-Lopez, 51 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced today by theHonorable Robert Laforge to sixteen years in state prison after having pled nocontest in November of last year to two felony charges of Forcible Lewd Actswith a Minor Under the Age of Fourteen. Read full story

January 15, 2019 | Office of the District Attorney

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month

January is designated as National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. The annual event has been recognized since January 2010 in an effort to bring attention to the epidemic of human trafficking in this country. Read full story

December 27, 2018 | Office of the District Attorney

Chronic Car Thief Convicted by Jury

District Attorney Jill Ravitch has announced that defendant Sergio Espinoza-Villalobos, 23 years old of Santa Rosa, was found guilty today by a Sonoma County jury of driving or taking a motor vehicle without consent, his fourth conviction for such conduct in the last 14 months. Read full story

December 24, 2018 | Office of the District Attorney