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Defendant Sentenced to 150 Years to Life tor Multiple Counts of Child Molestation
District Attorney Jill Ravitch has announced that defendant Paul Dwayne Kilgore, 70, of Sonoma, was sentenced to 150 years to life by the Honorable Judge Robert Laforge. Read full story
Defendants from Petaluma Home Invasion Robbery in Federal Custody
Eight defendants involved in the Petaluma home invasion robbery that occurred onMarch 12, 2018, were removed to federal custody. All eight defendants wereindicted on April 26, 2018 by the U.S. Attorney's Office on charges related tothe robbery. They are expected to appear in Federal Court this afternoon. Read full story
Ivan Morales Sentenced to Life in Prison for Attempted Murder and Robbery
Defendant IvanMorales, 25 years old of Lakeport, was sentenced today by the Honorable PatrickBroderick to six years plus thirty-two years-to-life in state prison. Read full story
Murder’s Parole Release Overturned by Governor at DA’s Request
After a parolehearing in December 2017, the California Board of Prison Terms decided to release68-year-old Larry Bunke for the 1982 murder of his wife, Linda. After the board granted parole, DistrictAttorney Jill Ravitch, as well as multiple supporters amongst the victim’sfamily and friends, sent letters to the Governor’s office requesting that hereverse the board’s decision. Read full story
Man Sentenced to Six Years Prison for Burglary and Looting of Hope Village
DefendantDouglas James Rosado, 50 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced on April 20,2018 by the Honorable Dana Beernink Simonds to 6 years in state prison afterpleading no contest on March 15, 2018 to charges of first degree burglary andfelony looting during a state of emergency in Sonoma County. Read full story
District Attorney Ravitch Advises that Governor Brown Has Extended the Price Gouging Protections through December
District Attorney Jill Ravitch announced today thatGovernor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. issued an Executive Order on Friday extending theprotections against Price Gouging under Penal Code Section 396 through andincluding December 4, 2018. Read full story
Healdsburg Man Convicted of 2nd Degree Murder Denied Parole for the 16th Time
DistrictAttorney Jill Ravitch has announced that on April 10, 2018, the CaliforniaBoard of Prison Terms denied parole for the 16TH time to 70 year oldManuel Avalos Flores, who was convicted of the 2nd degree murder of23 year old Ricoberto Arroyo in 1981. Read full story
Santa Rosa Man Convicted as a Teen of Torture in 2006 Denied Release on Parole
DistrictAttorney Jill Ravitch announced today that on April 10, 2018, the CaliforniaBoard of Prison Terms denied parole to 29 year old Eddie Menefee, who wasconvicted in 2006 of torture and sexual assault of John Doe, a 15 year old boy.Menefee who was 16 at the time was prosecuted as an adult. Read full story
Sureño Gang Members Plead No Contest to Attempted Murder
District AttorneyJill Ravitch has announced that Salvador Flores, Jr., 19 years-old of SantaRosa, and Gustavo Alex Castillo, 25 years-old of Santa Rosa, each entered nocontest pleas to charges of gang-related attempted murder. Each defendant alsoadmitted to personally using a firearm during the crime. Flores and Castilloare active participants in the Puro Sureno Cholo (PSC) subset of the Surenocriminal street gang. Read full story
Daniel Broin Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Theft from Finnish American Home Association
DefendantDaniel Broin, 57 years old of Napa, was sentenced on Wednesday March 21st bythe Honorable Judge Averill to serve two years in prison after having beenconvicted by a jury in January of embezzling over $100,000 from the FinnishAmerican Home Association (FAHA). Read full story