Earlier this week, District Attorney Vern Pierson received an unexpected honor: a personal letter from FBI Director Kash Patel recognizing his role in “Operation Daisy Cutter,” a coordinated two-state effort targeting cartel-backed gangs. “While it’s an honor I...
𝟐𝟖 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟕 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 On November 14, 2025, Bernardo Castillo was sentenced to 28 years to life in state prison and agreed to waive an additional three years of custody credit. The sentence follows the 2017 murder of his...
𝟐𝟖 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟕 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 On November 14, 2025, Bernardo Castillo was sentenced to 28 years to life in state prison and agreed to waive an additional three years of custody credit. The sentence follows the 2017 murder of his...
𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚 $𝟑𝟗𝟐,𝟏𝟎𝟎.𝟎𝟎 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐥 𝐃𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲’𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐔𝐈 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 El Dorado County, Calif. – El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office announced today that it has received a grant from...
🇺🇸 Veterans Day Ceremony 🇺🇸🇺 Join us and El Dorado County in honoring the brave men and women who have served our nation. ❤️🤍💙 📅 Monday, November 11th 🕚 Ceremony begins at 11:00 a.m. 📍 El Dorado County Veterans Monument, 360 Fair Lane, Placerville 🎖️ Mayor Clerici...
