DA Vern Pierson co-authored an op-ed in The Sacramento Bee calling on California to expand access to treatment programs. In El Dorado County, we’ve structured our Prop. 36 program to mirror the success of our former Drug Court — a proven model that reduced recidivism...

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 the...

🇺🇸 Honoring Our Veterans 🇺🇸 Today, the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office proudly honors the brave men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Your courage, dedication, and sacrifice protect the freedoms and values that define our nation,...

🇺🇸 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...

Happy Birthday to the United States Marine Corps — 250 years of honor, courage, and commitment! 🇺🇸🦅⚓️ #Marines #USMCBirthday #SemperFi FetchRSS)

The El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office announced that a criminal grand jury indicted three people arrested in September as part of a multi-agency operation on Friday. Full story below. FetchRSS)

𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐡𝐨𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 On October 29, 2025, a South Lake Tahoe jury found Brian “Keifer” Chriss guilty of two felony counts of making criminal threats. The verdict stems from an incident on July 12, 2025, at the Red Lodge in...