Press Release Index
Drug Impaired DriverSentenced to Year in Jail
Defendant Eric Vangelder, 56 years old of Geyserville, was sentenced on February 14thto serve a year in jail by the Honorable Mark Urioste after pleading no contest in January of this year to felony reckless evading of law enforcement, and driving under the influence of drugs. Read full story
Two Year Jail Sentence in Two-Victim Vehicular Manslaughter
Defendant Christopher Shuman, 32 years old of Napa, wassentenced yesterday to serve two years in county jail by the Honorable NancyShaffer after a jury found him guilty in January of two counts of misdemeanorvehicular manslaughter for causing the deaths of Richard and Fay Steinhart.Shuman’s sentence also reflected his subsequent no contest pleas for drivingduring the incident with a suspended license (which had been suspended for twoprior DUI offenses.) Read full story
Grading in Santa Rosa Creek Tributary Results in $50,000 Penalty and Prohibits Sale of Property
Salvatore Latora, who owns property located at 670 Willowside Road in Santa Rosa, was ordered to pay a civil penalty of $50,000 ($25,000 for streambed alteration and $25,000 for water pollution) for unpermitted grading activity in a tributary to Santa Rosa Creek after a court ordered a default judgement against Latora on December 20, 2019. Read full story
Press Statement Regarding Ice Arrest at SonomaCounty Court House
District Attorney Jill Ravitch, Public Defender Kathleen Pozzi, and County Counsel Bruce Goldstein condemn the recent arrest of at least three individuals in and around the Sonoma County Superior Court on Tuesday February 18, 2020 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Agents. Read full story
Santa Rosa Man Sentenced for Murder and Attempted Murder
Defendant Ricardo Puentes II was sentenced on February 10,2020, by the Honorable Patrick Broderick to serve 74 years-to-life in stateprison for the murder of Semere Girmai, and the attempted murder of RafaelChavez after having been found guilty by a jury in June of 2018. Read full story
Man Found Guilty of Indecent Exposure in Santa Rosa
On January 31,a Sonoma County jury found defendant Malik Rashaad Turner, 21 years old ofSanta Rosa, guilty of indecent exposure stemming from an incident on June 1,2019, where the defendant was witnessed by multiple people masterbating atOlive Park while standing on playground equipment. Read full story
Annapolis Man Sentenced for 2018 Domestic ViolenceIncident & 2019 Criminal Threat Against a Deputy Sheriff
Defendant Edgar UrielFigueroa Garcia, 35 years old of Annapolis, was sentenced today by the HonorableBradford DeMeo to serve three years and eight months in state prison afterhaving pled guilty in November of last year to two felony charges for assaulton his then pregnant girlfriend, and threats to kill a Sonoma County DeputySheriff. Read full story
Petaluma Man Sentenced to One Hundred Years-to-Life for Molesting Two Children
Defendant Pedro Ibanez, 46 years old of Petaluma, was sentenced earlier today to serve one hundred years-to-life in state prison by the Honorable Bradford DeMeo after having been found guilty by a jury in November of last year to four felony counts of child molestation with enhancements for having multiple victims under the age of 14. Read full story
SocorroSierra Sentenced to Life Without Possibility of Parole For Murder of CloverdaleMan
DefendantSocorro Sierra, 35 years old of Healdsburg,was sentenced today by the Honorable Dana Simonds for the 2018 murder of JoseEvelio Martinez, a 46 year old resident of Cloverdale and longtime employee ofFriedman’s Home Improvement. Read full story
Parole Denied for Convicted Murderer
District Attorney Jill Ravitch has announced that following a Wednesday hearing held at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, Corcoran, defendant Gregory L. Gossett, 58 years old of Santa Rosa, was denied parole by the California Department of Corrections Board of Parole Hearings. Read full story
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