Defendant Sentenced for Series of Violent Attacks in Carmichael
DATE: January 10, 2025 CASE: Jorge Zepeda (Case #21FE010889) PROSECUTOR: Principal Criminal Attorney Kristen Andersen, Homicide Unit The Honorable Helena Gweon sentenced Jorge Zepeda to 63 years to life in prison. On October 24, 2024, a jury convicted [...]
Defendant Sentenced for Vehicular Manslaughter, DUI
DATE: January 7, 2025 CASE: Kaya Moonbelle Pritchard (Case #22FE020754) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Adriana Garcia, Major Crimes Unit On January 3, 2025, the Honorable Michael Sweet sentenced Kaya Moonbelle Pritchard to 4 years county jail prison. On [...]
Father & Son Sentenced for Child Sexual Assaults from 1980s and 1990s
DATE: January 7, 2025 CASE: Theodore Smith & James Smith (Case #21FE017195) PROSECUTOR: Assistant Chief Deputy District Attorney Chris Ore, Sex Crimes & Family Violence Bureau On December 20, 2024, the Honorable Donald Currier sentenced Theodore Smith to [...]
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 [...]