News & Press Releases

Today, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved District Attorney Ron Freitas’s request for the County’s first-ever F.I.R.S.T Unit: Fentanyl Intervention and Response Safety Team.

On July 6, 2023, Lorenzo Ortega Ochoa, aka Lorenzo Ochoa Vital, 57, pled guilty to the theft of AT&T copper wire in Acampo.

On June 27, 2023, the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office charged Andrew Christopher Watson, 28, on two counts in the homicide of Amazon Driver Ilkhom Shodiev.

On Wednesday, June 21, 2023, District Attorney Ron Freitas awarded the Manteca Boys & Girls Club $25,000 in grand funds for their work in providing services to detour gang and narcotic-related activities in San Joaquin County.

Samuel Andres Nunez aka "Sammy", 48, former leader of the now defunct nonprofit “Fathers and Families”, was found guilty by a Jury, Wednesday morning of Child Molestation. Nunez also admitted to all aggravating factors.

San Joaquin County District Attorney announces guilty verdict against Larry Galiciano, 38, in attempted double murder trial

On May 10, 2023, a settlement to resolve a civil law enforcement action against CVS Pharmacy, Inc., Longs Drug Stores California, L.L.C., and Garfield Beach CVS, L.L.C., (“CVS”) was entered by the Superior Court in Santa Cruz County. The settlement was entered in conjunction with the District Attorney Offices of Contra Costa County, Fresno County, Marin County, Placer County, Riverside County, Sacramento County, San Bernardino County, San Joaquin County, Santa Cruz County, Shasta County, Solano County, and Yolo County.

Today, San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas announced defendant Satnam Sumal, 55, of Tracy was arraigned for homicide.

San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas is pleased to announce Chest of Hope has joined the San Joaquin County Family Justice Center as a partnering agency to expand services to victims and survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking.