EL DORADO COUNTY SHERIFF’S BLOTTER — APRIL 5, 2026
Arranged by Local Area
Placerville / Missouri Flat Corridor
The night cracked open early on Missouri Flat Road, where narcotics charges stacked high before dawn.
Rito Thorpe Hernandez was taken in at 2:37 a.m., booked on felony transport and sales counts tied to controlled substances, bail set at $150,000.
Minutes later on Highway 50 eastbound, Cecilia Lucas Aguilar was stopped and arrested on suspicion of DUI, no bail required.
By evening, CHP logged another DUI at Latrobe Road, with Manisha Mitran taken into custody without bail.
Not far off, Forni Road turned active at 9:17 p.m., where Hector Ayalaarce was arrested for DUI and resisting an officer, bail set at $3,000.
Placerville police closed the night on Hickory Lane, arresting Taylor Michael Arnold on domestic battery and device tampering charges, bail set at $7,500.
Across the corridor, alcohol and narcotics drove the bulk of the bookings, with resistance and domestic calls filling the gaps.
Six arrests, spread from pre-dawn to late night, painted a steady drumbeat of enforcement along the county’s busiest strip.
South Lake Tahoe
Morning brought heavier charges in South Lake Tahoe, where a call on Alder Avenue escalated fast.
Gustavo Diaz Alvarado was arrested just after 9:00 a.m. on multiple counts, including felony child abuse and corporal injury to a partner, with total bail set at $105,000.
Misdemeanor counts for false imprisonment and threatening calls rounded out the booking.
The case stood apart from the day’s traffic-heavy arrests, carrying the most serious allegations on the sheet.
South Lake Tahoe police handled the arrest, locking in one of the day’s highest bail totals.
No additional Tahoe arrests were listed for the period.
The charges point to a domestic situation with aggravated elements.
Investigations are expected to continue.
ARRESTS
Hernandez, Rito Thorpe Booking Number: 136048 Booking Date: 4/5/2026 12:00 AM Status: In Custody Original Arresting Agency: EDSO Original Arrest Date: 4/5/2026 2:37 AM Original Arrest Location: 4415 Missouri Flat Rd Total Bail: $150000.00 Charge(s): 1 11364(A) HS Possess unlawful paraphernalia (M) Misdemeanor EDSO 4/5/2026 2:37 AM 4415 Missouri Flat Rd $0.00 1 11379(A) HS Transport/etc controlled substance (F) Felony EDSO 4/5/2026 2:37 AM 4415 Missouri Flat Rd $75000.00 1 11378 HS Possess controlled substance for sale (F) Felony EDSO 4/5/2026 2:37 AM 4415 Missouri Flat Rd $75000.00
Aguilar, Cecilia Lucas Booking Number: 136049 Booking Date: 4/5/2026 12:00 AM Status: In Custody Original Arresting Agency: CHP Original Arrest Date: 4/5/2026 2:42 AM Original Arrest Location: Us-50 E/b W/of Missouri Flat Total Bail: $0.00 Charge(s): 1 23152(B) VC Dui alcohol/0.08 percent (M) Misdemeanor CHP 4/5/2026 2:42 AM Us-50 E/b W/of Missouri Flat $0.00 1 23152(A) VC Dui alcohol (M) Misdemeanor CHP 4/5/2026 2:42 AM Us-50 E/b W/of Missouri Flat $0.00
Alvarado, Gustavo Diaz Booking Number: 136050 Booking Date: 4/5/2026 12:00 AM Status: In Custody Original Arresting Agency: SLTPD Original Arrest Date: 4/5/2026 9:18 AM Original Arrest Location: 3692 Alder Ave#b Total Bail: $105000.00 Charge(s): 1 653M(A) PC Annoying telephone call:obscene/threatening – Disorderly conduct (M) Misdemeanor SLTPD 4/5/2026 9:18 AM 3692 Alder Ave#b $0.00 1 236 PC False imprisonment (M) Misdemeanor SLTPD 4/5/2026 9:18 AM 3692 Alder Ave#b $5000.00 1 273A(A) PC Child abuse w/poss gbi/dth – Aggravated (F) Felony SLTPD 4/5/2026 9:18 AM 3692 Alder Ave#b $50000.00 1 273.5(A) PC Inflict corporal injury on spouse/cohabitant/datng relatnshp – Aggravated (F) Felony SLTPD 4/5/2026 9:18 AM 3692 Alder Ave#b $50000.00
Mitran, Manisha Booking Number: 136051 Booking Date: 4/5/2026 12:00 AM Status: In Custody Original Arresting Agency: CHP Original Arrest Date: 4/5/2026 7:03 PM Original Arrest Location: Wb 50 @ Latrobe Total Bail: $0.00 Charge(s): 1 23152(A) VC Dui alcohol (M) Misdemeanor CHP 4/5/2026 7:03 PM Wb 50 @ Latrobe $0.00
Arnold, Taylor Michael Booking Number: 136052 Booking Date: 4/5/2026 12:00 AM Status: In Custody Original Arresting Agency: PPD Original Arrest Date: 4/5/2026 10:20 PM Original Arrest Location: 2840 Hickory Ln Total Bail: $7500.00 Charge(s): 1 243(E)(1) PC Battery:spouse/ex spouse/date/etc – Simple (M) Misdemeanor PPD 4/5/2026 10:20 PM 2840 Hickory Ln $7500.00 1 591.5 PC Damage/destroy any wireless communication device (M) Misdemeanor PPD 4/5/2026 10:20 PM 2840 Hickory Ln $0.00
Ayalaarce, Hector Booking Number: 136053 Booking Date: 4/5/2026 12:00 AM Status: In Custody Original Arresting Agency: CHP Original Arrest Date: 4/5/2026 9:17 PM Original Arrest Location: Forni @ Lindberg Total Bail: $3000.00 Charge(s): 1 148(A)(1) PC Obstruct/resist/etc public/peace officer/emergency med tech (M) Misdemeanor CHP 4/5/2026 9:17 PM Forni @ Lindberg $3000.00 1 23152(B) VC Dui alcohol/0.08 percent (M) Misdemeanor CHP 4/5/2026 9:17 PM Forni @ Lindberg $0.00 1 23152(A) VC Dui alcohol (M) Misdemeanor CHP 4/5/2026 9:17 PM Forni @ Lindberg $0.00
