News & Press Releases

This week, the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office Charged four individuals: Cesar Avalos Godinez, 52, Lucila Hernandez Gaytan, 46, Cesar Avalos Hernandez, 20, and Francisco Castro Hernandez, 24, with involvement in an organized retail crime ring.

Allenray Castillano Calamba, 23, of Tracy, was recently convicted on two counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances: multiple murders, lying in wait, and gun enhancements. He was also convicted of one count of attempted, willful, deliberate, and premeditated murder, also with gun enhancements.

Today, the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office Charged Scott Sherman, 39, of Lodi, with one count of First-Degree Murder (PC 187) in the Tuesday morning murder of Felix Makinano, 53, also of Lodi.

Today, the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office Charged Shiv Sharma, 20, of Tracy, on four counts in the attempted kidnapping of two minors in Tracy, CA

On September 20, 2023, the Honorable Judge Barbara Kronlund of the San Joaquin County Superior Court approved a settlement to resolve a civil law enforcement action against Dollar Tree. The settlement was entered in conjunction with forty-eight District Attorney and two City Attorney offices from around the state and requires, among other things, for Dollar Tree to conduct multiple annual waste audits at each of its Distribution Centers in California over the next five years.

September 12, 2023, Richard Fernandez, 36, of Stockton, was arraigned and officially charged in a sideshow-related Incident.

Stockton- In partnership with California Attorney General Rob Bonta and five other District Attorneys throughout California, today a settlement was announced with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (“Kaiser”) resolving allegations that the healthcare provider unlawfully disposed of hazardous waste, medical waste, and protected health information at Kaiser facilities statewide.

Larry Galicinao, 38, of Stockton, was sentenced to 28 years to life in State Prison by The Hon. Judge Richard Mallett. Galiciano was convicted of an attack where he doused two victims with gasoline and lit them on fire, causing horrific injuries.

Today, August 4, 2023, the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office Charged Sunthawon Savon, 20, on eight counts in the shooting of a Stockton Police Sergeant, and the carjacking of Sam Ol-Touch.

On August 2, 2023, a settlement to resolve a civil law enforcement action against Albertsons Companies, Inc., was entered by the Superior Court in San Joaquin County. The settlement was entered in conjunction with the District Attorney Offices of San Joaquin County, San Bernardino County, and Yolo County.