EL DORADO COUNTY SHERIFF’S BLOTTER
April 25, 2026 — Sorted by Area
PLACERVILLE / FORNI ROAD / MAIN STREET
Eight collars stacked across the county, with Placerville taking an early hit just past midnight.
- Michael Sterba and Pearl Brewer both landed at 300 Forni Road on probation violations, Brewer also tagged for DUI.
- Andrew Riddell picked up twice on Main Street for controlled substances before noon, bail stacking to $55K.
- Zachary Morgan was already inside the Placerville jail when a PRCS violation added fresh weight to his stay.
- By nightfall, Christopher Johnson was booked on Valley View Parkway for domestic violence—felony injury and a protective order violation pushing bail to $85K.
- Hugo Brambila’s Carson Road arrest read like a checklist—narcotics, paraphernalia, ammo possession, and trespass, with felony counts driving bail to $40K.
- Out on the highway, Barry Ward’s DUI crash on US-50 brought bodily injury charges and a staggering $355K bail.
- Elsewhere, Michael Dunlap was stopped near EDH Boulevard with a concealed firearm in his vehicle, while two more DUI arrests—Cardenas near Sly Park and Fuentes in South Lake Tahoe—rounded out a day thick with alcohol-related busts.
HIGHWAY 50 / EL DORADO HILLS CORRIDOR
- Barry Sheldon Ward — felony DUI causing injury, major bail set after US-50 incident.
- Michael Isaac Dunlap — concealed firearm in vehicle at 50/EDH Blvd.
- Chase Victor Cardenas — DUI and hit-and-run near Sly Park.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
- Sierra Nicole Fuentes — DUI arrest on Tahoe Keys Blvd.
ARRESTS
Sterba, Michael George
Booking Number: 136279
Booking Date: 4/25/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDCP
Original Arrest Date: 4/25/2026 12:05 AM
Original Arrest Location: 300 Forni Rd
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 1203.2(A) PC Probation violation:rearrest/revoke (F) Felony EDCP 4/25/2026 12:05 AM 300 Forni Rd $0.00
Brewer, Pearl Deann
Booking Number: 136280
Booking Date: 4/25/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSO
Original Arrest Date: 4/25/2026 1:37 AM
Original Arrest Location: 300 Forni Rd
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 1203.2(A) PC Probation violation:rearrest/revoke (M) Misdemeanor EDSO 4/25/2026 1:37 AM 300 Forni Rd $0.00
1 23152(A) VC Dui alcohol (M) Misdemeanor EDSO 4/25/2026 1:37 AM 300 Forni Rd $0.00
Ward, Barry Sheldon
Booking Number: 136282
Booking Date: 4/25/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: CHP
Original Arrest Date: 4/24/2026 10:54 PM
Original Arrest Location: Us 50
Total Bail: $355000.00
Charge(s):
1 Information Only Incident/Informational Only V CHP 4/24/2026 10:54 PM Us 50 $305000.00
1 23153(B) VC Dui .08 alcohol:causing bodily injury (F) Felony CHP 4/24/2026 10:54 PM Us 50 $0.00
1 23153(A) VC Dui alcohol:causing bodily injury (F) Felony CHP 4/24/2026 10:54 PM Us 50 $50000.00
Dunlap, Michael Isaac
Booking Number: 136283
Booking Date: 4/25/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: CHP
Original Arrest Date: 4/25/2026 9:21 AM
Original Arrest Location: 50/edh Blvd
Total Bail: $10000.00
Charge(s):
1 25400(A)(1) PC Carry concealed weapon in vehicle (F) Felony CHP 4/25/2026 9:21 AM 50/edh Blvd $10000.00
Morgan, Zachary Lee
Booking Number: 136284
Booking Date: 4/25/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDCP
Original Arrest Date: 4/25/2026 9:09 AM
Original Arrest Location: Edso Placerville Jail
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 3455 PC Violation of Post Release Community Supervision Felony EDCP 4/25/2026 9:09 AM Edso Placerville Jail $0.00
Riddell, Andrew Scot
Booking Number: 136285
Booking Date: 4/25/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: PPD
Original Arrest Date: 4/25/2026 11:24 AM
Original Arrest Location: 88 Main St
Total Bail: $55000.00
Charge(s):
1 11377(A) HS Possess controlled substance (M) Misdemeanor PPD 4/25/2026 11:24 AM 88 Main St $5000.00
1 11377(A) HS Possess controlled substance (M) Misdemeanor PPD 4/25/2026 11:24 AM 88 Main St $50000.00
Cardenas, Chase Victor
Booking Number: 136288
Booking Date: 4/25/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: CHP
Original Arrest Date: 4/25/2026 5:27 PM
Original Arrest Location: Eb Us-50 E6 Sly Park
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 20002(A)(1) VC Hit&run Prop Damag:locate Misdemeanor CHP 4/25/2026 5:27 PM Eb Us-50 E6 Sly Park $0.00
1 23152(B) VC Dui alcohol/0.08 percent (M) Misdemeanor CHP 4/25/2026 5:27 PM Eb Us-50 E6 Sly Park $0.00
1 23152(A) VC Dui alcohol (M) Misdemeanor CHP 4/25/2026 5:27 PM Eb Us-50 E6 Sly Park $0.00
Fuentes, Sierra Nicole
Booking Number: 136289
Booking Date: 4/25/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: SLTPD
Original Arrest Date: 4/25/2026 5:11 PM
Original Arrest Location: Tahoe Keys Blvd @Ltb
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 23152(B) VC Dui alcohol/0.08 percent (M) Misdemeanor SLTPD 4/25/2026 5:11 PM Tahoe Keys Blvd @Ltb $0.00
1 23152(A) VC Dui alcohol (M) Misdemeanor SLTPD 4/25/2026 5:11 PM Tahoe Keys Blvd @Ltb $0.00
Johnson, Christopher Ray
Booking Number: 136290
Booking Date: 4/25/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSO
Original Arrest Date: 4/25/2026 8:06 PM
Original Arrest Location: 2200 Valley View Pky
Total Bail: $85000.00
Charge(s):
1 Information Only Incident/Informational Only V EDSO 4/25/2026 8:06 PM 2200 Valley View Pky $10000.00
1 273.6(A) PC Viol crt ord dom violence (M) Misdemeanor EDSO 4/25/2026 8:06 PM 2200 Valley View Pky $25000.00
1 273.5(A) PC Inflict corporal injury on spouse/cohabitant/datng relatnshp – Aggravated (F) Felony EDSO 4/25/2026 8:06 PM 2200 Valley View Pky $50000.00
Brambila, Hugo Ismael
Booking Number: 136291
Booking Date: 4/25/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSO
Original Arrest Date: 4/25/2026 9:47 PM
Original Arrest Location: 3590 Carson Rd
Total Bail: $40000.00
Charge(s):
1 3455 PC Violation of Post Release Community Supervision Felony EDSO 4/25/2026 9:47 PM 3590 Carson Rd $0.00
1 11364(A) HS Possess unlawful paraphernalia (M) Misdemeanor EDSO 4/25/2026 9:47 PM 3590 Carson Rd $0.00
1 11377(A) HS Possess controlled substance (F) Felony EDSO 4/25/2026 9:47 PM 3590 Carson Rd $10000.00
1 11350(A) HS Possess narcotic controlled substance (F) Felony EDSO 4/25/2026 9:47 PM 3590 Carson Rd $10000.00
1 30305(A)(1) PC Prohibited person own/possess/etc ammunition/etc (F) Felony EDSO 4/25/2026 9:47 PM 3590 Carson Rd $20000.00
1 602(O)(1) PC Trespas:refuse leave prop (M) Misdemeanor EDSO 4/25/2026 9:47 PM 3590 Carson Rd $0.00
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