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Court Reduces Felony Child Abuse Conviction to Misdemeanor

Tuolumne County District Attorney Cassandra Jenecke announces that, following a jury verdict of guilty to felony corporal injury to a child, the Court reduced that conviction to a misdemeanor.

On May 15, 2022, the Sonora Police Department and Tuolumne Coun...

Steve Berrigan Convicted of First-Degree Murder and Sentenced to 64 years 4 months to life in State

Sonora, California –– Tuolumne County District Attorney Cassandra Jenecke announced today that on May 25, 2023, 51-year-old former Jamestown resident Steven Matthew Berrigan was sentenced to 9 year 4 months plus 55 years to life in Sta...

Child Sex Offender Denied Early Parole

Sonora, California –– Tuolumne County District Attorney Cassandra Jenecke announced that today on May 17, 2023, former Groveland resident John Madewell, age 50, was found unsuitable for early parole and was issued a three year denial d...

Charles Littlejohn-Zabel Jr Found to be Sexually Violent Predator and Committed

Sonora, California –– Tuolumne County District Attorney Cassandra Jenecke announced today that on May 12, 2023, former Big Oak Flat resident Charles Littlejohn-Zabel Junior was found at court trial to be a sexually violent predator and committed to the De...

Kalene Chantal McMillan sentenced to prison for thefts

Sonora, California –– Tuolumne County District Attorney Cassandra Jenecke announced today that on May 12, 2023, Kalene Chantel McMillan was sentenced to 12 years in state prison for a series of thefts from her mother Danielle Kissinger...

Safe Living and Elder Empowerment Symposium

Sonora, California – The Second Annual Safe Living and Elder Empowerment Symposium will be held Wednesday, June 14, 2023, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Black Oak Casino Resort Conference Center. This free event for elders and disabled adults i...

Luis Cifuentes Sentenced to 19 years to Life for Murder in La Grange

Sonora, California –– Tuolumne County District Attorney Cassandra Jenecke announced that on March 17, 2023, 41-year-old Luis Alberto Cifuentes, formerly of Madera, was sentenced to 19 years to life in State Prison. Previously on Februa...

Lance Allen Nokes Convicted of Attempted Murder and Sentenced to 10 years 4 months State Prison

Sonora, California –– Tuolumne County District Attorney Cassandra Jenecke announced today that on April 21, 2023, 48-year-old former Jamestown resident Lance Allen Nokes was sentenced to 10 years 4 months State Prison after pleading gu...