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Jury convicts Melissa Brewer for felony hit and run injuring a motorcyclist and insurance fraud Click to view article, Jury convicts Melissa Brewer for felony hit and run injuring a motorcyclist and insurance fraud

Jury convicts Melissa Brewer for felony hit and run injuring a motorcyclist and insurance fraud

District Attorney Dan Dow announced today that on Thursday, March 16, 2023, a San Luis Obispo County Jury convicted 46-year-old Melissa Roseanne Brewer, of San Miguel, for felony hit and run causing injury to a motorcyclist. Brewer was also convicted of four felony counts of insurance fraud and one misdemeanor count of reckless driving.

Booking Photo (12/02/2021) Marco Antonio Navabarrera (DOB 10/25/1975) Click to view article, Marco Antonio Navabarrera sentenced to serve 142 years to life in prison for sex crimes involving two child victims

Marco Antonio Navabarrera sentenced to serve 142 years to life in prison for sex crimes involving two child victims

District Attorney Dan Dow announced today that San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Craig B. van Rooyen has sentenced Marco Antonio Navabarrera (10/25/75) of San Jose, California, to the maximum punishment for his conviction of eight crimes of sexual abuse of two child victims between 2015 and 2019. He was ordered to serve 142 years and...

Booking Photo (04/13/2021) Paul Ruben Flores (DOB 10/22/76) Click to view article, Paul Flores has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the 1996 murder of 19-year-old Kristin Denise Smart

Paul Flores has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the 1996 murder of 19-year-old Kristin Denise Smart

District Attorney Dan Dow announced today that Paul Ruben Flores (46) was sentenced to serve 25 years to life in state prison after a jury convicted him last October of murdering Kristin Smart in 1996.

Eligible San Luis Obispo County residents to clear criminal records with help from District Attorney and Community Partners. Click to view article, San Luis Obispo County Residents Clear Criminal Records with Help from District Attorney and Community Partners

San Luis Obispo County Residents Clear Criminal Records with Help from District Attorney and Community Partners

San Luis Obispo County District Attorney joins collaborative effort to assist eligible individuals with criminal records to clear their records. This effort will help to bridge individuals back into our community by reducing barriers to employment and housing.

Booking Photo (03/31/2022) Daniel Ramirezgutierrez (DOB 03/07/1986) Click to view article, Judge Sentences Daniel Ramirezgutierrez to 435 years to life in state prison

Judge Sentences Daniel Ramirezgutierrez to 435 years to life in state prison

District Attorney Dan Dow announced today that on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, a San Luis Obispo County Judge sentenced 36-year-old Daniel Ramirezgutierrez to 435 years to life in state prison for 19 counts of sexual abuse of two children and one adult. The crimes occurred in both San Luis Obispo and Contra Costa Counties.

Booking Photo (12/02/2021) Marco Antonio Navabarrera (DOB 10/25/1975) Click to view article, Jury convicts Marco Antonio Navabarrera of sex crimes involving two child victims

Jury convicts Marco Antonio Navabarrera of sex crimes involving two child victims

District Attorney Dan Dow announced today that a San Luis Obispo County Jury convicted Marco Antonio Navabarrera (10/25/75) of eight counts of sexual abuse of two victims.

Booking Photo (06/23/2020) Jeremy Walter Pemberton (DOB 05/13/1984) Click to view article, Judge sentences Jeremy Walter Pemberton to serve four years in prison for committing financial fraud in an amount over $500,000

Judge sentences Jeremy Walter Pemberton to serve four years in prison for committing financial fraud in an amount over $500,000

District Attorney Dan Dow announced today that San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Timothy S. Covello has sentenced Jeremy Walter Pemberton (38) to serve a term of four years in state prison for the financial crimes he was convicted of by a jury in December 2022.

Booking Photo (03/31/2022) Daniel Ramirezgutierrez (DOB 03/07/1986) Click to view article, Judge Convicts Daniel Ramirezgutierrez of Sex Crimes Involving 3 Victims

Judge Convicts Daniel Ramirezgutierrez of Sex Crimes Involving 3 Victims

District Attorney Dan Dow announced today that on Friday, February 3, 2023, a San Luis Obispo County Judge convicted 36-year-old Daniel Ramirezgutierrez of 19 counts of sexual abuse of two children and one adult. The crimes occurred in both San Luis Obispo and Contra Costa Counties.

Booking Photo (08/04/2022) Jose Francis Hernandezgarcia (DOB 02/26/1996) Click to view article, Judge sentences Jose Francis Hernandezgarcia (26) to serve 6 years in prison for rape of intoxicated teenager who was lost after leaving the Mid-State Fair at night in July 2022

Judge sentences Jose Francis Hernandezgarcia (26) to serve 6 years in prison for rape of intoxicated teenager who was lost after leaving the Mid-State Fair at night in July 2022

Man sentenced to state prison for the crime of rape of an intoxicated victim. On the evening of July 21, 2022, the defendant preyed upon the teenage victim who was only 16 and was alone, intoxicated, lost, and crying when he observed her walking in his neighborhood having left the Mid-State Fair on foot.

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