Press Release Index
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
Santa Rosa ManConvicted of Aggravated Sexual Assault of 8 Year Old Child Denied Parole
District Attorney Jill Ravitch announced today that the California Board of Prison Terms denied parole yesterday to 38 year old Pascual Jorge Pilotzi, who was convicted in 2007 of the aggravated sexual assault of an 8 year old girl. Read full story
Man Sentenced To Prison For Assault With A Deadly Weapon, Resisting A Peace Officer With Force, And Brandishing A Replica Firearm
Defendant Jaime Tapia-Vasquez, 38 years-old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced earlier today by the Honorable Dana Simonds to serve 3 years and 8 months in state prison after having pled “no contest” in September of last year to felony charges of assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest with force, as well as misdemeanor charges of battery on a peace officer and brandishing a replica firearm. Read full story
Santa Rosa Man Sentenced to Six Years inPrison for Domestic Violence-Related Assault
DefendantRobert Anthony Ventura, 45 years old of Santa Rosa, was summarily sentenced tosix years in state prison on Thursday, December 26, by the Honorable MarkUrioste after pleading no contest to one count of felony domestic assault, andone count of felony vandalism. Read full story
Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Multiple Felonies Including Attempted Sexual Assault, And Attempted Murder Of Peace Officer
Defendant Sean Seeman, 27 years old of New York and Alabama, and recently transient in Santa Rosa, was sentenced Tuesday morning by the Honorable Dana Simonds to serve 29 years and 6 months-to-life in state prison after having been convicted of multiple felonies in two separate jury trials earlier this year. Read full story
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