Defendant Convicted of Forcible Sexual Assaults on Child and Adult
DATE: August 19, 2024 CASE: Carl Nelson (Case #24FE004035) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Wynn (Nguyen) Tran, Special Assault & Child Abuse Unit On August 14, 2024, Carl Nelson was convicted by a jury of three counts of forcible [...]
Defendant Sentenced for Double-Murder Shooting at House Party
DATE: August 15, 2024 CASE: Andrew Granderson (Case #21FE007983) PROSECUTOR: Principal Criminal Attorney Kimberly Macy, Homicide Unit The Honorable James Arguelles sentenced Andrew Granderson to life in prison without the possibility of parole. On October 18, 2023, a [...]
Sacramento Superior Court Judge Gives Illegal Diversion Plea Deal to Serial Sexual Batterer
Between September 10, 2023, and October 1, 2023, defendant Elijah Edwards (Case #23MI016007) drove around various parking lots in the Natomas area and grabbed five separate women on their buttocks. The incidents occurred in the parking lots of [...]
Defendant Convicted of Murder
DATE: August 12, 2024 CASE: LeDonne Drake ( Case #19FE014836) PROSECUTOR: Principal Criminal Attorney TeriAnn Grimes, Homicide Unit On August 8, 2024, LeDonne Drake was convicted by a jury of second-degree murder. The jury found true the allegation [...]
Defendant Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Stabbings at Wellness Center
DATE: August 9, 2024 CASE: Martin Lackey-Garcia (Case #20FE004111) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Frederick Gotha, Homicide Unit The Honorable Ernest Sawtelle sentenced Martin Lackey-Garcia to life in prison without the possibility of parole. On July 11, 2024, a [...]
Defendant Convicted of Shooting, Attempted Murder Near McClatchy Park
DATE: August 6, 2024 CASE: Jerrell Nelson (Case #20FE019763) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Storm Brandenburg, Felony Trial Unit Jerrell Nelson was convicted by a jury of attempted murder, shooting at an occupied motor vehicle, assault with a semiautomatic [...]