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Police officers recount night of Dorsey’s arrest
WOODLAND — Darnell Dorsey admitted to Davis police officers he slapped and shook his girlfriend’s son Cameron Morrison, but said he did so only after finding the toddler unconscious on the living-room...
View ArticleWoodland man jailed following YONET investigation
A Woodland man is behind bars facing gun and drug charges following an investigation and arrest by the Yolo County Narcotics Enforcement Team on Friday. After receiving information about drug...
View ArticleDriver in fatal crash sentenced for domestic violence conviction
WOODLAND — A man accused of causing a fatal vehicle collision in Davis has been sentenced for a domestic violence conviction he received five days before the crash. Yolo Superior Court Judge Samuel...
View ArticleUCD student faces stalking, domestic violence charges
A UC Davis student found himself in Yolo County Jail custody this week after two law-enforcement agencies arrested him for allegedly stalking and assaulting an ex-girlfriend. “There were multiple...
View ArticleFirefighters battle barn blaze
Firefighters responded to a barn fire Thursday afternoon east of Davis. Fire officials said the first-alarm blaze was reported at 12:45 p.m. along County Road 32B, triggering a response from crews from...
View ArticleDorsey pathologist grilled over employer’s troubled past
WOODLAND — Autopsy testimony in the Darnell Dorsey trial last week resurrected years-old allegations against the private Fairfield firm that conducts Yolo County’s postmortem examinations. Dr. Ikechi...
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Neuropathologist says Davis toddler suffered abuse-related trauma
WOODLAND — Dr. Bennet Omalu compares the onslaught of a traumatic brain injury to a balloon floating inside a bottle — one that, when shaken, sends the balloon slamming against the bottle’s interior....
View ArticleAppellate court hears arguments in Davis rape case
The Third District Court of Appeal in Sacramento will hear oral arguments today in the Yolo County case of Ajay Kumar Dev, a former Davis man serving a 378-year prison sentence after being convicted of...
View ArticleWoodland pedestrian dies after being hit by car
A 64-year-old man died early Wednesday morning after being struck by a car in Woodland, police said. Romeo Antonio, a Woodland resident, was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision, which...
View ArticleAppellate court hearing focuses on alleged trial errors in Davis rape case
SACRAMENTO — Family and friends of former Davis resident Ajay Dev filled a Third District Court of Appeal courtroom Wednesday as a three-justice panel conducted a rare hearing on the controversial Yolo...
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Bloodied shirt, tissues matched deceased toddler’s DNA
WOODLAND — Bloodstains on an adult-sized T-shirt and tissues found in the Davis residence Darnell Dorsey shared with his girlfriend and her two children matched the genetic profile of Cameron Morrison,...
View ArticleCar fire ignites rice field
Davis firefighters responding to a vehicle fire Sunday afternoon encountered an additional challenge when the blaze spread to a surrounding rice field. The fire was reported at about 1:15 p.m. in the...
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Dorsey testifies in own defense, denies toddler’s fatal beating
WOODLAND — Darnell Dorsey admits he’s no angel. Speaking out for the first time in his fatal child assault trial, Dorsey acknowledged Monday his past convictions for having sex with a minor, beating up...
View ArticleMan gets 7-year prison term for deadly Woodland bar stabbing
A Woodland man was sentenced to seven years in state prison Monday in connection with a bar stabbing that resulted in the death of a friend-turned-rival. Jeffrey Lemus, 56, was convicted in May of...
View ArticleDorsey case soon headed to jury
WOODLAND — After six weeks, dozens of witnesses and hundreds of items of evidence, a Yolo County jury will begin deliberating next week the fate of Darnell Dorsey, the Davis man accused of fatally...
View ArticleGrant funding will continue Yolo County’s DUI program
The California Office of Traffic Safety has awarded the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office $178,369 for the continuation of its DUI program, District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced last week....
View ArticleJail, probation imposed on Woodland hit-and-run conspirators
WOODLAND — A Woodland father and daughter learned their fates last week for their roles in a fatal hit-and-run collision. Norma Gentry, 24, and Roberto Sanchez, 51, both pleaded no contest to felony...
View ArticleDefense seeks new trial in Baby Justice case
Today’s sentencing hearing for Samantha Green for the death of her infant son Justice Rees is expected to be postponed to give prosecutors time to respond to a defense motion for a new trial. Green,...
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Jury begins deliberations in Davis child assault case
WOODLAND — Did Darnell Dorsey fatally assault 20-month-old Cameron Morrison in an uncontrollable rage? Or was he a scapegoat for doctors and police officers who overlooked an illness that killed the...
View ArticleWest Sac farm fined for spraying workers with pesticides
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced Monday that Bypass Farms, a West Sacramento farm, will pay $23,565 in costs, penalties and restitution to resolve claims related to the spraying of...
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