San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office Announces Successful Completion of Youth Leadership Academy Class of 2024
The San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office is proud to announce the successful completion of the Youth Leadership Academy Class of 2024. This unique program, the only one of its kind run by a district attorney's office, was established to provide young individuals in San Joaquin County with opportunities for personal development, leadership skills, and public engagement through various presentations and activities.
San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office Announces Conviction and Sentencing of Gamoni Polk
The San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office is pleased to announce the conviction and sentencing of Gamoni Polk, 24, of Oakland, for crimes committed in January of 2023. Polk robbed a victim of her rent money at gunpoint in Stockton.
Save Mart chain to pay $1.6M to resolve sale of expired products claim
San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas announces that on May 23, 2024, Save Mart Supermarkets, LLC, and their affiliated stores agreed to pay a $1.6 million settlement in a civil complaint brought forth in coordination with the District Attorney’s Offices in San Joaquin, Solano, El Dorado, Marin, Sonoma, and Yolo counties.
Jury Finds Steven Martinez Guilty of Murder and Burglary
District Attorney Ron Freitas announced today that a jury found Steven Martinez, 59, of Stockton, guilty of one count of murder (Penal Code section §187), one count of residential burglary (Penal Code section §459), and two special circumstance allegations (Penal Code section §190.2) murder in the commission of a burglary and murder in the commission of torture of Mary Sellars, a 57-year-old resident of Stockton, in February of 2020.
San Joaquin District Attorney's Office Secures Guilty Plea in Copper Wire Theft Case
The San Joaquin District Attorney's Office announced today that Alvaro Cruz Lopez has plead guilty to violating multiple sections of the Penal Code related to copper wire theft. Lopez admitted to violating Penal Code sections 487j (theft of copper wire), 12022.1 (committing a felony while on bail or O/R), 496 (possession of stolen property), and an aggravating factor 4.421(a)(9) (loss of great monetary value).
Angel Ann Flores was arraigned at the San Joaquin County Superior Courthouse by The Honorable Ronald Northup on the following felony charges PC550(A)(4) Making false or fraudulent claims, PC424a (1) Embezzlement by a public officer, PC487(A) Grand theft: money/labor/property, and PC504A Embezzlement by public or private officers.
Complaint Filed Against Former SUSD President Angel Ann Flores
Today, the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office filed a criminal complaint in Superior Court from this afternoon’s arrest of former Stockton Unified School District Board President Angel Ann Flores conducted by the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office.
District Attorney Ron Freitas Announces Sentencing of Defendant Juan Belmontez
San Joaquin County District Attorney, Ron Freitas announces the sentencing of Juan Belmontez, who entered guilty pleas to serious charges including Sexual Penetration with Force, Assault with Intent to Commit Sexual Penetration with Force on a Child Under 18, and Felony Sexual Battery with Restraint. These charges stem from incidents involving multiple victims.
Stockton Man Sentenced to 40 Years to Life for 2023 Murder of French Camp Woman
San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas announces Kristopher Sawyer, 38, of Stockton, has been sentenced to 40 years to life for the murder of a 58-year-old San Joaquin County woman during a home break-in in 2023.
San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office and District Attorney Ron Freitas to Host Human Trafficking Town Hall at San Joaquin Delta College
San Joaquin County, California - The San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office, in collaboration with District Attorney Ron Freitas and the Family Justice Center, will be hosting a Human Trafficking Town Hall on Wednesday, April 10th, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. The event will take place at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton.