DATE: August 27, 2025 CASE: Reshawn Butler (Case #12F04285) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Sylvia La Rosa, Mental Health Litigation Unit On November 28, 2012, Reshawn Butler was found not guilty by reason of insanity of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. The charges stem from an attack on a family member, who [...]| Sacramento County District Attorney's Office
DATE: August 25, 2025 CASE: Zachary Taylor Sheeran (Case #21FE014895) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Adriana Garcia, Major Crimes Unit On August 15, 2025, the Honorable Alyson Lewis sentenced Zachary Taylor Sheeran to 72 years and 4 months to life in prison. On April 25, 2025, a jury convicted Sheeran of two counts of [...]| Sacramento County District Attorney's Office
DATE: August 22, 2025 CASE: Michael Person (Case #23FE012682) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Megan Adame, Felony Prosecution The Honorable Carlton Davis sentenced Michael Person to 20 years in prison. On July 22, 2025, a jury convicted Person of two counts of possessing cocaine and fentanyl for purposes of sales as well as seven counts [...]| Sacramento County District Attorney's Office
DATE: August 22, 2025 CASE: Kim Kenneth Wilson (Case #23FE000906) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Brandon Jack, Special Assault & Child Abuse Unit The Honorable Satnam Rattu sentenced Kim Kenneth Wilson to 215 years to life in prison. On February 25, 2025, Wilson pled to nine counts of committing lewd acts upon a child. Wilson also [...]| Sacramento County District Attorney's Office
DATE: August 19, 2025 CASE: Richmond Butler (Case #20FE004143) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Amanda Sanchez, Special Assault & Child Abuse Unit On August 13, 2025, Richmond Butler pled to three counts of lewd acts upon a child, forcible lewd act upon child, forcible rape and sodomy of a person under 16 years old. Butler [...]| Sacramento County District Attorney's Office
DATE: August 19, 2025 CASE: Derrold Barry (Case #24FE018483) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Kelly Clark, Adult Sexual Assault Prosecution On August 15, 2025, the Honorable Laurel White sentenced Derrold Barry to 26 years in prison. On April 10, 2025, a jury convicted Barry of forcible rape, four counts of lewd act upon a child, forcible oral copulation and| Sacramento County District Attorney's Office
DATE: August 14, 2025 CASE: Gino Quintero Espinosa (Case #24FE019558) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Danny Jensen, Homicide Unit On August 13, 2025, Gino Espinosa was convicted by a jury of the first-degree murder of Antonio Young. On November 10, 2024, Gino Espinosa tried to get a key for a room that was not registered [...]| Sacramento County District Attorney's Office
DATE: August 13, 2025 CASE: Jason Chitnis & Dyamond Hudson (Case #21FE014006) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Matthew Moore, Homicide Unit On August 12, 2025, the Honorable Maryanne Gilliard sentenced Jason Chitnis to 25 years to life in prison. On June 11, 2025, a jury convicted Chitnis of first-degree murder and assault on a child under the age of| Sacramento County District Attorney's Office
DATE: July 28, 2025 CASE: Tashiri Abdur-Raheem (Case #22FE002858) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Andrea Morris, Homicide Unit On July 25, 2025, the Honorable Donald Currier sentenced Tashiri Abdur-Raheem to 53 years and 8 months to life in prison. On May 1, 2025, a jury convicted Abdur-Raheem of first-degree murder and felon in possession [...]| Sacramento County District Attorney's Office
DATE: July 28, 2025 CASE: Hayden Petersen (Case #20FE018400) PROSECUTOR: Principal Criminal Attorney Sam Nong, Homicide Unit On July 25, 2025, the Honorable David Bonilla sentenced Hayden Petersen to 45 years to life in prison. On November 12, 2024, a jury convicted Petersen of the first-degree murder of Eduardo Kennedy. The jury also [...]| Sacramento County District Attorney's Office
Marijuana Conviction Relief The Sacramento County District Attorney's Office and Code for America announced the results of a partnership that identified 5,303 marijuana-related convictions for dismissal or reduction to a misdemeanor pursuant to Proposition 64. Sacramento is one of five counties in California taking part in Code for America’s pilot program| Sacramento County District Attorney's Office