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𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐑: 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐋 𝐂𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐄 - 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 El Dorado County, CA — On July 17, 2025, an El Dorado County jury convicted Carl W. Cacconie, 51, of six counts of committing lewd acts upon a child under the age of 14....

Congratulations to Supervising Deputy District Attorney, Leland Washington on being named Prosecutor of the Year by CDAIA for his outstanding leadership in the fight against fentanyl. Congratulations to Supervising Deputy District Attorney, Leland Washington, who was...

🚨 𝐄𝐥 𝐃𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲’𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐕𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 🚨 On August 15, 2025, Joe Peterson was sentenced to 4 years in state prison after pleading guilty in El Dorado County Superior Court to taking a vehicle without consent, a...

⚖️ 𝗘𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗢 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗬 𝗗𝗔’𝗦 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗦 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗘 On August 8, 2025, the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office successfully opposed the parole of Teodoro Chagoya Perez, resulting in a five-year denial by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation....

📚🚸 Back-to-School Safety Reminder As the new school year begins, the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office encourages everyone to help keep our students safe. 🚦 For Drivers: Slow down in school zones and obey posted speed limits. Watch for children crossing...

On July 11, 2025, 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻 was sentenced to 𝟱𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝟰 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 in state prison. Henson was convicted after an El Dorado County jury found him guilty of felony false imprisonment, felony domestic violence, felony criminal threats, felony assault...

Thank you Mountain Democrat for sharing this inspiring story of strength and resilience. At the recent California District Attorneys Association Annual Conference, Denise and Aaron Quinn were presented with the 2025 Witness of the Year Award — a powerful and...

They were mocked, doubted and even called liars. But now, Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn, the couple once accused of staging a kidnapping hoax, are being honored by California’s top prosecutors. Here's how their relentless pursuit of justice helped solve cold case...

𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐑 𝐃𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐋𝐀𝐒 "𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐓𝐓" 𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐋 Eighteen years ago today, CHP Officer Douglas "Scott" Russell made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty to keep others safe. A 22-year veteran of the California Highway Patrol, Officer Russell was struck and killed...