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...
๐จ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐จ 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...
โ๏ธ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ข ๐๐ข๐จ๐ก๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐โ๐ฆ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ On August 8, 2025, the El Dorado County District Attorneyโs Office successfully opposed the parole of Teodoro Chagoya Perez, resulting in a five-year denial by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation....
๐๐ธ Back-to-School Safety Reminder As the new school year begins, the El Dorado County District Attorneyโs Office encourages everyone to help keep our students safe. ๐ฆ For Drivers: Slow down in school zones and obey posted speed limits. Watch for children crossing...
On July 11, 2025, ๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป was sentenced to ๐ฑ๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐น๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ 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 โ a powerful and...
