District Attorney’s Office files unfair competition lawsuit against the third-party private management company of the San Simeon Communities Services District
Date: 9/28/2021 3:16:20 PM
The District Attorney’s Public Integrity Unit has filed a civil lawsuit against Grace Environmental Services, LLC. and Charles Grace after concluding a one-year joint investigation with the Fair Political Practices Commission into alleged conflict-of-interest and other violations at the San Simeon Community Services District.

DA Releases Final Report on IWMA Investigation
Date: 9/22/2021 6:31:20 PM
District Attorney’s Office releases its final report following a multi-year investigation into the San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA).

Matthew Leroy Ehens sentenced to 8 years-to-life for his conviction of pouring boiling oil on his 79-year-old adoptive mother before stabbing her in the back with a kitchen knife
Date: 9/20/2021 1:20:22 PM
Matthew Leroy Ehens (38) of Arroyo Grande was sentenced to 8 years-to-life in state prison for his August conviction on felony charges of torture and elder abuse against his 79-year-old adoptive mother after he poured boiling peanut oil on her and stabbed her in the back with a large kitchen knife during an argument.

DA Dan Dow Announces Settlement in Consumer Protection Case Against Pestmaster Service LP
Date: 9/14/2021 4:47:55 PM
District Attorney Dan Dow along with 16 other California District Attorney's Offices win a judgement in recent civil case involving violations and unfair business practices.

Daniel Raul Rodriguez Johnson pleads guilty to murdering Carrington Jane Broussard and her full-term unborn baby
Date: 9/8/2021 12:50:24 PM
Daniel Raul Rodriguez Johnson (34) pleaded guilty in court today to the first-degree murder of Carrington Jane Broussard, second-degree murder of her full-term unborn baby, and admitted to the special circumstance of committing multiple murders. This plea requires a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

DA's Office and GALA commit to collaborative training
Date: 9/2/2021 1:37:51 PM
The District Attorney's Office and Gala Pride & Diversity Center release joint statement on plans for collaborative training efforts.

Local Bookkeeper Ginger Lee Mankins facing 10 years in prison for embezzlement after guilty plea
Date: 9/1/2021 4:42:17 PM
District Attorney Dan Dow announced today that Ginger Lee Mankins (56) of Arroyo Grande has pleaded guilty to six counts of embezzlement with an agreement that she will be sentenced to 10 years in state prison.