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Hanna Boys Center Caseworker Pleads No-Contest in Child Sex Assault Case
Defendant Kevin Scott Thorpe, 40-years-old of Rohnert Park, pled no-contest and was found guilty today by the Honorable Dana Simonds of eleven sex offenses committed against four separate victims. Read full story
Parole Denied to Child Molester
District Attorney Jill Ravitch has announced that California Department of Corrections inmate Dallas Goosen was denied parole following a June 26, 2018 suitability hearing held at the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility in Corcoran, Read full story
Man Sentenced to Three YearsProbation and 20 Days in the County Jail
Defendant JohnWilliam Garretson, 36 years old of Sebastopol, was sentenced on Monday, June 4,2018, by the Honorable Nancy Case Shaffer to three years of probation and 20days in the county jail with jail alternatives after pleading no contest onApril 17, 2018. Read full story
Frances Farias Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Theft from Oakmont Management Group, LLC
District Attorney Jill Ravitch announced that defendant, Frances Farias (60 years of age), of Sebastopol, California was sentenced on June 5, 2018 by the Honorable Judge Conger to 4 years of state prison to be served in the California Department of Corrections. Read full story
Woman Sentenced for Felony Child Endangerment and Driving Under the Influence
Defendant Alexandra Darla Hutcheson, 31 years old of Cloverdale, was sentenced today by the Honorable Robert M. LaForge to five years of formal probation and 364 days in the county jail after pleading no contest in April to driving under the influence and child endangerment. She was further ordered to participate in and successfully complete a residential program of alcohol and drug rehabilitation and a 52 week parenting class. Read full story
Gang Member Sentenced to 15 Years for Shooting, Personal Use of a Firearm, and Causing Great Bodily Injury
DefendantMarcos Dionicio Vazquez, 22 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced today by theHonorable Dana Simonds to 15 years in state prison Read full story
Man Sentenced to Maximum Sentence of Three Years and EightMonths Prison For Sixth DUI Conviction
David RaymondSomers, 59 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced on May 8, 2018 to 3 years and8 months in state prison, the maximum allowed by law, for a felony charge ofDriving Under the Influence. Somers now has 6 prior convictions for DrivingUnder the Influence, 2 of which were also felony offenses. Read full story
DA Settles Consumer Protection Suit Against Santa Rosa Medical Cannabis Dispensary For Lack of Prop 65 Warnings
DistrictAttorney Jill Ravitch announced today that her office has settled a consumerprotection suit brought under California’s Safe Drinking Water and ToxicEnforcement Act of 1986 (also known as “Proposition 65”) against Sonoma PatientGroup, Inc. Read full story
Dropbox Settles Consumer Protection Prosecution for Automatic Renewal Law Violations
DistrictAttorney Jill Ravitch announced today that her office, along with the DistrictAttorneys of Alameda, San Diego and San Francisco Counties, have settled aconsumer protection action against Dropbox, Inc., a company that providesfile-sharing and other services over the internet. The civil action was filed in Alameda CountySuperior Court. Read full story
Defendant Convicted of Multiple Counts of Elder Theft
DefendantTheodore Hudson, 53 years old of Cloverdale, was found guilty by a jury Fridayafternoon after an almost two month long trial of 9 felony counts of theft froman elder. The jury also found true sentencing enhancements that alleged eachtheft offense resulted in over $500 thousand in loss. Read full story