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𝐄𝐒𝐠𝐑𝐭-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐒𝐬𝐨𝐧 π’πžπ§π­πžπ§πœπž π‡πšπ§ππžπ 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐒𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐒𝐭𝐲 π“π‘πžπŸπ­ π‚πšπ¬πž

𝐄𝐒𝐠𝐑𝐭-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐒𝐬𝐨𝐧 π’πžπ§π­πžπ§πœπž π‡πšπ§ππžπ 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐒𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐒𝐭𝐲 π“π‘πžπŸπ­ π‚πšπ¬πž On October 20, 2025, Raquel Viviani Aranda, also known as Raquel Cruz, was sentenced by Judge Mark Ralphs to serve eight years in state prison and ordered to pay $100,000 in restitution to the victim....

πŸš” π…π„π‹πŽππ˜ 𝐃𝐑𝐔𝐆 π‚πŽππ•πˆπ‚π“πˆπŽπ

πŸš” π…π„π‹πŽππ˜ 𝐃𝐑𝐔𝐆 π‚πŽππ•πˆπ‚π“πˆπŽπ Placerville, CA – On September 29, 2025, Matthew Tisdale entered a no-contest plea to Possession of a Controlled Substance after Two Prior Convictions which is a felony. Tisdale was sentenced to 180 days in county jail and placed on two years...

Wrongful conviction sets DA on new path

Thank you Mountain Democrat for taking the time to share this story. It’s an honest look at how lessons from a wrongful conviction can drive change. El Dorado County has settled with Ricky Leo Davis, the man wrongfully convicted of a brutal murder in El Dorado Hills...