Charles Thompson lived in Fairplay, California for over 40 years. His family owned a large ranch in the area. Charles attended local schools and as an adult stayed local. Charles worked as a logger in the area for many years. He was living with his father on the family ranch in October of 2015. On October 2, 2015, Charles told his father that he was helping a friend move to Modesto. Charles was last seen leaving the family ranch with a white female. They were in what is believed to be this female's late model white SUV. Charles has not been seen or heard from since October 2, 2015.Woman Convicted of Domestic Violence in South Lake Tahoe
Posted: April 26, 2018
On April 23, 2018, Shellie Renee Scott of South Lake Tahoe pled "no contest" to violating PC 136.1, Threatening a Witness, a felony "strike" offense.
District Attorney Vern Pierson
In January of 2007, Vern became El Dorado County's District Attorney. He has personally prosecuted numerous, significant cases such as the murder of C.H.P Officer Scott Russell and Phil and Nancy Garrido for the 1991 abduction of Jaycee Lee Dugard. He created a highly successful Cold Homicide Task Force and developed one of the first paperless prosecutor's offices in California. For more than five years Vern served as the county's Chief Technology Officer. Vern serves on the Board of Directors for the California District Attorneys Association and is the co-chair of the Association's Ethics and Insurance Fraud Committees.
PRESS RELEASES
What Actually Happens When a Foreign National is the Victim of Crime? Understanding the U-Visa Program
Posted: April 23, 2018
In an all too familiar scenario, law enforcement gets called out to reports of yelling and screaming and a possible domestic violence situation. The police officers arrive and see a woman crying, with a black eye and bloody lip who says her boyfriend hit her. The suspect boyfriend denies anything happened, but has blood on his knuckles and is arrested. But, what if the victim is an undocumented immigrant? Will she be deported? Will she be afraid to ask for help? Will the suspect threaten to report her to immigration officials hoping she will drop the charges?
South Lake Tahoe Man Sent to Prison For Domestic Violence
Posted: April 20, 2018
Eric James Brown, age 52, was sentenced to 16 months state prison for threatening to kill his wife, a violation of Penal Code section 422, a felony "strike" offense.
WANTED
Wanted
DENNIS JAMES WEST
$ 120,000
Dennis James West has four outstanding warrants for his arrest totaling $120,000.00
Wanted
JASON WAYNE DEANE
$ 100,000
Jason Wayne Deane has an outstanding warrant totaling $100,000 for vehicle theft, receiving stolen property and failure to appear.
Wanted
JAMIN COREY MCHATTON
$ 30,000.00
JAMIN COREY MCHATTON has two outstanding warrants totaling 30,000.00 for receiving stolen property, possession of narcotics, unlawful possession of controlled substances and failure to appear.