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District Attorney - County of Sonoma STEPHAN R. PASSALACQUA
SONOMA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY

600 ADMINISTRATION DRIVE, RM 212-J
SANTA ROSA, CA 95403 (707) 565-2311

2008 PRESS RELEASES

12/30/08	A Sixth Defendant Charged in Witness Murder Case
12/23/08	Former Elder Care Provider Sentenced to State Prison
12/19/08	Subway Pays $645,000 To Settle Consumer Protection Case For Misleading Advertising
12/16/08	Jury Convicts "Lookout" in Burglary of Elderly Couple's Home
12/08/08	34 Youths Graduate from Gang Prevention Program at Sonoma Valley Boys and Girls Club
12/05/08	Sebastopol Man Found Guilty of Molesting His Stepdaughters
12/04/08	Ex-jv Soccer Coach Admits Molest
12/02/08	DUI Defendant Sentenced at Windsor High School Educates Students First Hand
11/20/08	District Attorney Partners with FBI in North Bay Gang Task Force
11/03/08	Jury Convicts Bloomfield Man Of Animal Cruelty Involving Horses
10/30/08	Former Kendall-Jackson Employee Admits Felonies for Stealing Company Wine And Selling It On Craigslist
10/28/08	Supervisors Unanimously Endorse Proposed Sonoma County Family Justice Center
10/23/08	Former Elder Care Worker Convicted Of Stealing $304,000 From Client’s Estate
10/21/08	Target Will Pay $1,745,522 In Penalties In Consumer Protection Lawsuit For Price Scanner Overcharges
10/15/08	Child Bicycle Safety Rodeo Huge Success Due To Cooperative Effort Between Law Enforcement And Bicycle Coalition
10/14/08	Felony Charges Filed in Atascadero Creek Wetlands Case
10/13/08	Five Convicted in Vicious Beating of Two Disabled Men
10/10/08	Sexually Violent Predator Committed To State Hospital
10/09/08	District Attorney Launches Gang Prevention Program In Sonoma Valley
10/08/08	Convicted Murderer Denied Parole for Another Five Years
10/06/08	October’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month Activities
09/30/08	Superior Court Judge Rene Chouteau Finds Criminal Defense Attorney Provided Convicted Child Molester Jonathan Johnson Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
09/30/08	Former Fire Captain Convicted of Sex Crimes With Teenage Boys In Explorer Program
09/25/08	Dateline Sting Defendant Sentenced On Felony Attempted Lewd Act With A Child
09/18/08	Domestic Violence Muderer Denied Parole
09/17/08	Uncle Who Impregnated 12 Year Old Niece Sentenced To Life In Prison
09/15/08	District Attorney Victim Assistance At Community Festivals
09/12/08	Road Rage Defendant To Serve 5 Years In Prison
09/11/08	Sex Offender Committed To State Mental Hospital
09/04/08	Sonoma County Law Enforcement and Bicycle Coalition Sponsor West County Child Bicycle Safety Rodeo
09/04/08	Mentally Disordered Offender Recommitted To Napa State Hospital
08/27/08	Calvin Coleman Receives Life Without The Possibility of Parole
08/13/08	No Additional Charges In 2005 Vehicular Death
08/08/08	No Criminal Conduct On The Part Of The Santa Rosa City Attorney
08/04/08	Local Man Convicted Of Practicing Medicine Without A Valid License
08/01/08	Killer Denied Parole
07/16/08	District Attorney And Congresswoman Partner In Upcoming Foreclosure Prevention Workshop
07/01/08	Jury Convicts Defendant In Road Rage Death
06/20/08	Former Dj Ron Kirk Kuhlmeyer Is Sentenced To 6 Years In Prison For Lewd Acts With A Child
06/12/08	Grand Jury Returns Indictments In Homicide Of Matthew Toste
06/06/08	Uncle Who Impregnated 12 Year Old Niece Found Guilty of Child Molest, Facing Life Sentence
06/05/08	No Charges In Death Of Domestic Violence Suspect Tasered After Telling Officers To Shoot Him
06/04/08	Petaluma Doctor Receives Prison Time For Providing Methamphetamine To And Engaging In Lewd Conduct With A Minor
06/02/08	Gang Members Plead To Attempted Murder
05/23/08	Grandson Charged With Murder
05/21/08	District Attorney Recognizes Members Of Staff For Excellence
05/20/08	Jury Returns Guilty Verdicts In DMV Scam That Targeted Undocumented Residents
05/14/08	Murder Suspect Charged With Six Felonies
05/02/08	Kenwood Woman Pleads Guilty In Highway 12 Vehicular Death
05/02/08	Santa Rosa Police Officers Cleared In Shooting Of Suspect
05/01/08	Court Imposes Prison For Violent Assault On Corrections Officer
05/01/08	Grand Theft Charges Admitted In Agilent Case
04/30/08	Child Molester Sentenced to Life in Prison
04/25/08	Petaluma Doctor Guilty Of Lewd Conduct With A Minor
04/23/08	Gang Member Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Assaulting Jail Corrections Officer
04/17/08	DA Wins Appeal: Trial Courts must Award Victims Full Compensation
04/16/08	Registered Sex Offender Sentenced To Multiple Life Prison Terms For Molesting His Two Stepdaughters
04/16/08	Crime Victims And Service Providers Honored At The 5th Annual National Crime Victims’ Rights Luncheon
04/15/08	Councilwoman Kelley Pleads No Contest to Alcohol Related Driving and Reaches a Civil Compromise with Victim in Vandalism Case for Dismissal
04/10/08	Rincon Valley Home Invasion Defendants Plead Guilty And Will Be Sentenced To 29 Years In Prison
04/09/08	Board Of Supervisors Proclaims April 13 - April 19, 2008 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
03/28/08	DA Swears In New Chief Deputy Robert LaForge
03/27/08	DA Pilot Program To Keep Youth Away From Gangs A G.R.E.A.T. Success
03/27/08	Gang Member Convicted In Drive-by Shooting Faces Life Sentence
03/25/08	Sonoma County District Attorney Hosts Awards Luncheon and Candlelight Vigils During National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
03/24/08	Two Public Safety Officers Guilty Of Felony Conspiracy To Destroy Illegal Firearms
03/19/08	Former Dj Ron Kirk Kuhlmeyer Pleads Guilty to Lewd Acts with a Child
03/14/08	Marin County School Superintendent Craig Lee Pled Guilty To Possessing Child Pornography
03/13/08	Petaluma Woman Sentenced To Jail In Hit And Run Fatality
03/12/08	Airport Fueling Company Fined $50,000 In Underground Storage Tank Case
03/06/08	No Criminal Liability In Shooting Of Jeremiah Chass
03/04/08	Murder Charges Filed In Witness Killing
02/26/08	Half A Million In Restitution For Victims Of Bad Checks
02/20/08	Sonoma Attempted Child Kidnap Case Filed By DA
02/14/08	Chamber Of Commerce Honors District Attorney Passalacqua For Leadership In Justice
02/13/08	Charges Filed In Kidnap Assault Case
02/01/08	Multiple Murderer Seeking Return to Santa Rosa Denied Parole
01/31/08	Jury Convicts Registered Sex Offender Of Molesting His Two Stepdaughters
01/24/08	Defendant Sentenced In Vehicular Manslaughter Case Involving Death Of Sonoma Senior Citizen
01/22/08	DA Signs On New Prosecutors
01/18/08	Child Killer Denied Parole
01/17/08	7 Year Prison Sentence in Attempted Kidnap Of 11-Year-Old Girl
01/17/08	Da Selects Robert Laforge as Chief Deputy
01/03/08	DA Files Felony Charges Involving Horse Abuse

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