🚨 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...

🎖 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃 🎖 Today, at the California District Attorney’s Association Annual Conference, Denise and Aaron Quinn were honored with the 2025 Witness of the Year Award — a powerful recognition of their courage, resilience, and advocacy. Ten years ago,...

𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐉𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥 𝐖. 𝐂𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 On July 17, 2025, a jury convicted Carl W. Cacconie of six counts of committing lewd acts upon a child under the age of 14. The evidence presented at trial...

The El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office expresses its deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of CDCR Parole Agent Joshua Byrd, who was tragically killed in the line of duty in Oakland on July 17, 2025. Our thoughts and prayers are with all...