Twelve arrests logged across El Dorado County on March 24, spanning Tahoe to the western slope.
DUI collars hit Emerald Bay Road and State Route 89, with one driver carrying a $25,000 bail.
A Lake Tahoe Boulevard case stacked burglary and embezzlement charges on a single suspect.
Pollock Pines deputies grabbed a repeat offender on supervision violation and narcotics counts.
Cameron Park saw the day’s most serious arrest—elder abuse paired with robbery—bail climbing to $125,000.
El Dorado Hills units booked a narcotics-for-sale case near Town Center Boulevard.
Domestic violence-related arrests surfaced in both Cold Springs and along Highway 50.
Warrant pickups from San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties closed the ledger with stolen vehicle cases.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE / HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDOR
Morning and night runs kept Tahoe units busy March 24.
Todd Plichta was picked up late morning on Emerald Bay Road, booked on a DUI with $25,000 bail.
Juan Cotto followed in the early afternoon, facing burglary and embezzlement counts out of a Lake Tahoe Boulevard address, bail set at $20,000.
Ryan Self was stopped near State Route 89 and Rope Beach just after dusk, double-booked on DUI charges, no bail listed.
Juan Carlos Cervantesbravo closed out the night on Highway 50 at 4th, arrested on a domestic violence-related charge, bail set at $50,000.
Up the hill, Pollock Pines saw Steve Moon taken in on a supervision violation and narcotics-related counts, held without bail.
Cameron Park and El Dorado Hills units logged heavier felony traffic, including narcotics sales and violent crime.
Out-of-county holds tied to stolen vehicles rounded out the day’s bookings, with suspects lodged locally on warrants.
CAMERON PARK / EL DORADO HILLS
Brian Woodward was tagged in the early hours at Red Hawk Parkway on a trespass, cited and held without bail.
David Gottschalk drew the day’s heaviest weight—elder abuse and second-degree robbery—bail stacking to $125,000 out of Briarwood Lane.
Amber Barisone was booked in El Dorado Hills on narcotics-for-sale charges, bail set at $20,000.
Heather Collins was arrested on Cold Springs Road for violating a domestic violence court order, bail set at $25,000.
COUNTY JAIL / WARRANT HOLDS
Tammy Evans was booked directly into custody on identity theft and grand theft involving a vehicle, no bail listed.
Shannon Householder was transferred in from San Mateo County on a vehicle theft case, bail set at $25,000.
Scott Evers followed from Santa Cruz County on possession of a stolen vehicle, matching bail at $25,000.
(INEDC) EDSO Sheriff ARRESTS Blotter EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA March 24 2026
ARRESTS
Woodward, Brian Thomas
Booking Number: 135896
Booking Date: 3/24/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: SSMIPD
Original Arrest Date: 3/24/2026 3:20 AM
Original Arrest Location: 1 Redhawk Pkwy
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 602(M) PC Trespass:occupy property without consent (M) Misdemeanor SSMIPD 3/24/2026 3:20 AM 1 Redhawk Pkwy $0.00
Plichta, Todd Edward
Booking Number: 135897
Booking Date: 3/24/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: SLTPD
Original Arrest Date: 3/24/2026 10:39 AM
Original Arrest Location: 1137 Emerald Bay Rd
Total Bail: $25000.00
Charge(s):
1 23152(A) VC Dui alcohol (M) Misdemeanor SLTPD 3/24/2026 10:39 AM 1137 Emerald Bay Rd $25000.00
Cotto, Juan David
Booking Number: 135898
Booking Date: 3/24/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: SLTPD
Original Arrest Date: 3/24/2026 1:12 PM
Original Arrest Location: 4000 Ltb
Total Bail: $20000.00
Charge(s):
1 459 PC Burglary – From building (F) Felony SLTPD 3/24/2026 1:12 PM 4000 Ltb $20000.00
1 503 PC Embezzlement $950+ (F) Felony SLTPD 3/24/2026 1:12 PM 4000 Ltb $0.00
Gottschalk, David Andrew
Booking Number: 135899
Booking Date: 3/24/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSO
Original Arrest Date: 3/24/2026 12:52 PM
Original Arrest Location: 5800 Brairwood Lane
Total Bail: $125000.00
Charge(s):
1 368(B)(1) PC Cause inj elder/dep adult – Aggravated (F) Felony EDSO 3/24/2026 12:52 PM 5800 Brairwood Lane $75000.00
1 211 PC Robbery:second degree (F) Felony EDSO 3/24/2026 12:52 PM 5800 Brairwood Lane $50000.00
Moon, Steve Robert
Booking Number: 135900
Booking Date: 3/24/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDCP
Original Arrest Date: 3/24/2026 12:40 PM
Original Arrest Location: 20 Spoke St Pollock Pines
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 3455 PC Violation of Post Release Community Supervision Felony EDCP 3/24/2026 12:40 PM 20 Spoke St Pollock Pines $0.00
1 11364(A) HS Possess unlawful paraphernalia (M) Misdemeanor EDCP 3/24/2026 12:40 PM 20 Spoke St Pollock Pines $0.00
1 11395(B)(1) HS Poss cntl sub w/2 or more priors (F) Felony EDCP 3/24/2026 12:40 PM 20 Spoke St Pollock Pines $0.00
Evans, Tammy Marie
Booking Number: 135902
Booking Date: 3/24/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSO
Original Arrest Date: 3/24/2026 5:51 PM
Original Arrest Location: El Dorado County Jail
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 530.5(A) PC Get credit/etc others id – Identity theft (F) Felony EDSO 3/24/2026 5:51 PM El Dorado County Jail $0.00
1 487(A) PC Grand theft:money/labor/property – Motor vehicle theft (F) Felony EDSO 3/24/2026 5:51 PM El Dorado County Jail $0.00
Self, Ryan John
Booking Number: 135903
Booking Date: 3/24/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: TCHP
Original Arrest Date: 3/24/2026 6:13 PM
Original Arrest Location: Sr 89/ Rope Beach
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 23152(B) VC Dui alcohol/0.08 percent (M) Misdemeanor TCHP 3/24/2026 6:13 PM Sr 89/ Rope Beach $0.00
1 23152(A) VC Dui alcohol (M) Misdemeanor TCHP 3/24/2026 6:13 PM Sr 89/ Rope Beach $0.00
Householder, Shannon Nedra
Booking Number: 135904
Booking Date: 3/24/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSOW
Original Arrest Date: 3/24/2026 3:00 PM
Original Arrest Location: San Mateo County Jail
Total Bail: $25000.00
Charge(s):
1 10851(A) VC Take vehicle w/o owners consent/vehicle theft – Stolen property (F) Felony EDSOW 3/24/2026 3:00 PM San Mateo County Jail $25000.00
Evers, Scott Arlin
Booking Number: 135905
Booking Date: 3/24/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSOW
Original Arrest Date: 3/24/2026 1:00 PM
Original Arrest Location: Santa Cruz Co Jail Watsonville
Total Bail: $25000.00
Charge(s):
1 496D(A) PC Possess stolen vehicle/vessel/etc (F) Felony EDSOW 3/24/2026 1:00 PM Santa Cruz Co Jail Watsonville $25000.00
Barisone, Amber Skye
Booking Number: 135906
Booking Date: 3/24/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSO
Original Arrest Date: 3/24/2026 7:46 PM
Original Arrest Location: 4400 Town Center Blvd
Total Bail: $20000.00
Charge(s):
1 11351 HS Possess/purchase for sale narcotic/controlled substance (F) Felony EDSO 3/24/2026 7:46 PM 4400 Town Center Blvd $20000.00
Collins, Heather Ann
Booking Number: 135907
Booking Date: 3/24/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSO
Original Arrest Date: 3/24/2026 8:16 PM
Original Arrest Location: 2811 Cold Springs Rd #9
Total Bail: $25000.00
Charge(s):
1 273.6(A) PC Viol crt ord dom violence (M) Misdemeanor EDSO 3/24/2026 8:16 PM 2811 Cold Springs Rd #9 $25000.00
Cervantesbravo, Juan Carlos
Booking Number: 135908
Booking Date: 3/24/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: TCHP
Original Arrest Date: 3/24/2026 10:59 PM
Original Arrest Location: Hwy 50 At 4th
Total Bail: $50000.00
Charge(s):
1 273.5(A) PC Inflict corporal injury on spouse/cohabitant/datng relatnshp – Simple (M) Misdemeanor TCHP 3/24/2026 10:59 PM Hwy 50 At 4th $50000.00
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