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January 03, 2022 | Office of the District Attorney

<p>Petaluma Man Sentenced to Prison for Pimping while Armed with a Firearm</p><p> </p>

<p> <span>Defendant, LaneRobert Norman, 22 years old of Petaluma, was sentenced today by the HonorableBradford DeMeo to 8 years and 4 months in prison in connection with hisno-contest pleas in October to pimping while armed with a firearm as well asfurnishing cocaine to a minor.</span></p><p><span></span></p> Read full story


December 10, 2021 | Office of the District Attorney

<p>Child MolesterConvicted of Abusing Two Young Females Sentenced to 210 Years-to-Life in Prison  </p>

<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Defendant Jesus Paniagua- Rojas, 51 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced yesterday by the Honorable Peter Ottenweller to serve 210 years-to-life in state prison after having been found guilty by a Sonoma County jury in September of committing eighteen felony sex offenses against two children. </span> Read full story


November 24, 2021 | Office of the District Attorney

<p><b></b>Judge Sentences Tirso Guzman to 90 Years to Life in Serial Rape Case</p><p> </p>

<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">District Attorney Jill Ravitch has announced that Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Shelly Averill sentenced Tirso Dejesus Guzman to the maximum prison term of 90 years to life for raping three women in 2019. On October 25, 2021 a jury found Guzman guilty of 11 counts of sexually assaulting the three women.</span> Read full story


November 24, 2021 | Office of the District Attorney

<p><b><i></i></b>Man Sentenced to Ten Years Eight Months Prison for Beating Girlfriend</p><p> </p>

<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Defendant Sean Miller, 36 years-old of Rohnert Park, was sentenced November 24, 2021 by the Honorable Robert LaForge to ten years eight months in state prison after pleading no contest to charges of felony infliction of corporal injuries resulting in a traumatic condition on his girlfriend, dissuading a witness by force or threat, and resisting an executive officer. </span> Read full story


November 18, 2021 | Office of the District Attorney

<p>Santa Rosa Man Sentenced to Three Years Prison for Tenth DUI Conviction</p><p> </p>

<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Defendant Salvador Moreno-Botello, 40 years old from Santa Rosa, was sentenced Thursday by the Honorable Peter Ottenweller to serve three years in state prison. On October 18 of this year, a jury found him guilty of driving while intoxicated and driving with a .08% or higher blood alcohol content.</span> Read full story


November 15, 2021 | Office of the District Attorney

<p>Rohnert Park Man isSentenced to Six Years Prison for Possessing and Manufacturing Illegal Firearms</p>

<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Defendant JoshuaCargile, 44</span><i style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">years old of Rohnert Park, was sentenced today by theHonorable Robert LaForge to serve six years in state prison for felony possessionof a firearm by a felon, and felony possession of an unlawful assault weapon.</span> Read full story


November 08, 2021 | Office of the District Attorney

<p>Sonoma County District Attorney Settles Consumer Protection Lawsuit Against Yeezy Apparel Companies</p>

<p>Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch today announcedthat her office, together with the District Attorneys of Alameda, Los Angeles,and Napa Counties, settled a consumer protection lawsuit against Yeezy ApparelLLC and Yeezy LLC, California companies engaged in the online sales of sneakersand clothing. </p> Read full story


November 05, 2021 | Office of the District Attorney

<p>Man Sentenced to 36Years in Prison for Child Molestation </p>

<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Defendant Juan Lucas-Antonio, 38 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced yesterday afternoon by the Honorable Christopher Honigsberg to serve 36 years in state prison after pleading “no contest” in June of this year to felony charges of committing forcible lewd and lascivious acts upon minors under the age of 14 years old. </span> Read full story


October 29, 2021 | Office of the District Attorney

<p>District Attorney Ravitch AnnouncesMultimillion-Dollar Judgment Against Pong Game Studios, Permanently HaltsIllegal Gambling Operation</p><p></p>

<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch today announced that her office, in conjunction with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, and multiple District Attorneys throughout the state, obtained a multimillion-dollar stipulated judgment against Pong Game Studios Corporation (Pong).</span> Read full story


October 26, 2021 | Office of the District Attorney

<p>Defendant found guilty by jury of all counts in serial rape case</p>

<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Earlier today, after an approximately 5-week long trial, a Sonoma County jury found Tirso Dejesus Guzman, 28 years old of Santa Rosa, guilty as charged of 11 Counts of sexually assaulting three women in the summer of 2019.</span> Read full story