Press Release Index
Michigan Man Sentencedto 16 Years to Life for 2016 Thanksgiving Day Murder
Judge Robert LaForgesentenced Arent Daniel Julius Bradt to 15 years to life, plus one yearconsecutive for his use of a deadly weapon. Read full story
Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office Awarded DUI Prosecution Grant
District Attorney Jill Ravitch announced that a grant from theCalifornia Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) will enable the Sonoma CountyDistrict Attorney’s Office to continue a specialized team to prosecute alcoholand drug-impaired driving cases. The $234,032 is for a one-year period fromOctober 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020. Read full story
DistrictAttorney Ravitch Issues Consumer Alert Regarding PriceGouging
District Attorney JillRavitch today issued a consumer alert reminding businesses, including hotelsand landlords, that price gouging is prohibited under Penal Code Section 396 duringthe state of emergency resulting from the devastating wildfires that have sweptthrough Sonoma County and the North Bay. Read full story
FamilyJustice Center Sonoma County Receives Grant Awards
District Attorney Jill Ravitch has announced the awarding of two Federal Grants totaling $1.6 Million to the Family Justice Center Sonoma County (FJCSC). The grants will be used to support ongoing services at the Family Justice Center. Read full story
Child Rapist Receives 31-Year Sentence
Defendant Alejandro Tapia Garcia, 35 years old of SantaRosa, was sentenced today by the Honorable Peter Ottenweller to thirty-oneyears in state prison following his convictions in August of this year tocharges of forcible rape of a child under the age of 14, and two counts ofcommitting a forcible lewd or lascivious act upon a child younger than14. Read full story
Husband, Wife, and their Son Sentenced for2017 Porter Creek Road Murder
DefendantsRene Espinoza Jr., 22-years-old, Maria Guadalupe Torres, 42 years old, and ReneEspinoza Martinez, 42 years old, all of Clearlake, were each sentenced earliertoday by the Honorable Bradford DeMeo to a life-term in prison following theirJuly convictions for the 2017 murder of Antonio Botello Arreola. Read full story
Petaluma Man Sentenced to a Life Term inPrison for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
51-year oldFilemon Hernandez, of Petaluma, CA was sentenced to prison for a term of 24years to life, for numerous sexual assault crimes involving a child under theage of 14. Read full story
Michigan Man Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder in 2016 Thanksgiving Day Stabbing
After a month-long trial, a Sonoma County jury deliberated less than 5 hours before finding defendant Arent Daniel Julius Bradt guilty of second degree murder yesterday afternoon. In addition, the jury found “true” an enhancement alleging the defendant used a knife during the murder, making the defendant’s maximum exposure 16 years to life in state prison. Read full story
Healdsburg Man Convicted of Second-Degree Murder Denied Parole
District Attorney Jill Ravitch announced today that onFriday September 13, the California Board of Prison Terms denied parole to 72year old Manuel Avalos Flores, who was convicted of the 2nd degreemurder of 23 year old Ricoberto Arroyo in 1981. Read full story
Man Sentenced to 60 Days Jail for VehicularManslaughter
Defendant Courtney Michael Rudin, 75 year-old of Healdsburg, was sentenced today by the Honorable Barbara Phelan to 36 months of supervised probation and 60 days county jail after being found guilty at a jury trial on August 22, 2019. Read full story
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