Electioneering Charge Filed Against Selma Mayor The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office has filed a criminal charge against Scott William Robertson (57, of Selma) for the Prohibited Dissemination of Electioneering Information at a polling place.
Charges Filed in Attempted Murder of City of Fresno Employee The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office has filed charges against Dyllan James Padavona, also known as Dyllan James Hopkins, (30, of Fresno), for the attempted murder of a City of Fresno employee.
14 Year Prison Sentence for Driver in Fatal Marijuana DUI Crash Today, on April 4, 2025, Antonio de Jesus Orozco Montes Deoca (30, of Fresno) was sentenced to fourteen years and eight months in state prison for the crimes of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and driving under the influence of drugs causing great bodily injury to four other victims following his plea to the charges on March 6, 2025.
DA Issues Statement Re: Target Altercation Involving Juveniles On March 25, 2025, the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office declined to file charges against the juveniles involved in the altercation that occurred on March 23, 2025, involving Herculano Tucay at the Target located on Shaw and Clovis Avenues.
Cassidy Gonzalez Found Guilty in Fentanyl Murder Trial In a landmark decision for Fresno County, a jury has convicted Cassidy Marie Gonzalez (24, of Fresno) of second-degree murder in the fentanyl overdose death of 41-year-old Jade Dreith. The verdict, delivered on March 26, 2025, marks the first-ever guilty verdict by a jury in a fentanyl-related homicide trial in Fresno County.
Jamie Soria Denied Parole for Sexually Assaulting Young Boys On Friday, March 21st, 2025, at Avenal State Prison, the California Parole Board denied parole for Jamie William Soria, age 54. The Parole Board agreed with the Fresno County District Attorney’s representative that Soria remains a danger to the community and issued a seven-year denial.
Deandre Foster Sentenced to 200 Years to Life for 2021 Double Homicide On March 14, 2025, Deandre Marquelez Foster (28, Fresno, CA) was sentenced to two hundred (200) years to life in state prison for the double murder of Michelle Johnson (50, Fresno, CA) and Charlotte Ethridge (21, Fresno, CA) at a residence in the City of Fresno on April 9, 2021.
Repeat Drunk Driver Who Killed Passenger Receives 15 to Life Sentence Today, on February 26, 2025, Lizbeth Resendez Romero (30, of Parlier) was sentenced today to 15 years to life in state prison for the murder of her passenger during an impaired driving crash.
Manuel Ramirez Sentenced to 27-Life for Attempted Murder of His Wife Today, on February 6, 2025, Manuel Ramirez Jr. (37, of Clovis) was sentenced to 27 years to life in state prison for the attempted murder of his estranged wife and for discharging a firearm. Ramirez’s sentence was handed down by Judge William Terrence of the Fresno County Superior Court after a plea deal was reached on December 10, 2024.
Repeat Impaired Driver Sentenced For Fatal DUI Crash That Killed Two Today, on January 30, 2025, Jaime Figueroa (68, of Fresno) was sentenced to thirty years to life in state prison for the crimes of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated with prior convictions, resulting in the death of two victims.