Defendant Sentenced for Forcible Sexual Assaults on Child and Adult
DATE: December 23, 2024 CASE: Carl Nelson (Case #24FE004035) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Wynn (Nguyen) Tran, Special Assault & Child Abuse Unit On December 20, 2024, the Honorable Maryanne Gilliard sentenced Carl Nelson to 385 years to life [...]
Defendant Sentenced for Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud
DATE: December 11, 2024 CASE: Gustavo Cisneros (Case #19FE017379) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney John MacKenzie, Insurance Fraud Unit Gustavo Cisneros pled no contest to felony insurance fraud. The Honorable Shauna Franklin sentenced Cisneros to 150 days county jail, [...]
Defendants Sentenced for Robbery, Assault
DATE: November 18, 2024 CASE: Dominik Lacey & Hayden Thornton (Case #23FE004821) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Storm Brandenburg, Felony Trial Unit On November 15, 2024, the Honorable Steve White sentenced Dominik Lacey to 13 years in prison and [...]
Former Foster Parent Sentenced to 30-Life for Sexually Assaulting Multiple Children
DATE: November 8, 2024 CASE: Kevin Barker (Case #18FE004937) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Bruce Chang, Cybercrimes Unit The Honorable Ernest Sawtelle sentenced Kevin Barker to 30 years to life in prison. On October 7, 2024, Barker pled no [...]
Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office Awarded OTS Grant for DUI/DUID Program
The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office has received a $299,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for the “DUI/DUID Misdemeanor Prosecution, Education and Outreach” program, which aims to reduce driving under the influence (DUI) and [...]
Clover Leaf Rapist Convicted of Kidnapping, Rape, Assault
DATE: November 7, 2024 CASE: JD Simien (Case # 21FE018495) PROSECUTOR: Principal Criminal Attorney TeriAnn Grimes On October 31, 2024, JD Simien was convicted by a jury of two counts of kidnapping to commit another crime, two counts [...]