Sonora, California –– Tuolumne County District Attorney Cassandra Jenecke announced today that on April 30, 2025, the Honorable Judge David C. Beyersdorf sentenced Rickey Faught to the maximum allowable sentence which was 21 years 8 months plus 50 years to life in State Prison. His sentence comes after a jury found Mr. Faught guilty of multiple charges, including Criminal Threats, Dissuading a Witness, Domestic Violence, and multiple counts of Disobeying a Court Order. The defendant waived jury and the court found that he had suffered 3 prior strike convictions, that he was out on bail for the Criminal Threats and Dissuading a Witness case when he committed the Domestic Violence offense.
The convictions arise out of multiple instances where the defendant threatened to kill the victim, attempted to force her to recant her statement to law enforcement, attacked her in her home, and later attempted to contact her in violation of a court order, that first occurred in September 2022 with the last incident occurring in August of 2024. The defendant had been on Post Release Community Supervision following a prison commitment for Stalking another ex-girlfriend when he committed the instant crimes and had been while on parole from another incident against the mother of his child when the stalking occurred.
The case was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Samantha Arnerich.
For More Information Contact: Samantha Arnerich—Deputy District Attorney, Phone: (209) 588-5450
