Defendant Convicted of Fatal Stabbing
DATE: December 15, 2022 CASE: Jerry Lokey (Case #20FE020161) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Brad Ng, Homicide Unit Jerry Lokey was convicted by a jury of the second-degree murder of Jerome Wobbe. The jury also found true the allegation [...]
Defendant Convicted of 10 Counts Forcible Child Sexual Assault
DATE: December 15, 2022 CASE: Juan Gabriel Lepe Puentes (Case #99F00620) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Dinah Mielke, Special Assault & Child Abuse Unit Juan Gabriel Lepe Puentes was convicted by a jury of 10 counts of committing forcible [...]
Defendant Pleads to Sexually Assaulting Vulnerable Child
DATE: December 14, 2022 CASE: John Gouveia (Case #22FE005861) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Dinah Mielke, Special Assault & Child Abuse Unit John Gouveia pled to 5 counts of committing a lewd act upon a child. Gouveia also admitted [...]
OPERATION: HOT SPOTS 2022
District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announces results from the 6th annual “Operation: Hot Spots,” a coordinated countywide sting operation aimed at reducing human trafficking by targeting sex buyers and sex exploiters. Community-based organizations from the Sacramento Together Against Human [...]
Gang Member Sentenced for Stabbing
DATE: December 5, 2022 CASE: Erick Nevarez (Case #19FE020709) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Megan Eixenberger, Gangs & Hate Crimes Unit The Honorable James Arguelles sentenced Erick Nevarez to 15 years to life in prison. On September 20, 2022, a jury convicted [...]
Defendant Sentenced for Murdering Grandfather
DATE: November 28, 2022 CASE: Frank Swanson IV (Case #20FE005516) PROSECUTOR: Principal Criminal Attorney Bret Wasley, Homicide Unit The Honorable Michael Sweet sentenced Frank Swanson IV to 16 years to life in prison. On October 26, 2022, a jury [...]