🚨 MOST SERIOUS ARRESTS SPOTLIGHT
Drug Case Carries $70K Bail
Christopher Alan Cain was arrested by EDSO at Bedford/Hwy 50 at 2:09 a.m. and booked on felony allegations of possessing a controlled substance for sale, transporting a controlled substance and possessing a controlled substance with two or more prior convictions, along with a misdemeanor paraphernalia charge; total bail was listed at $70,000.
Grizzly Flat Vandalism
A suspect booked under Booking No. 138441 was arrested by CHP at 6241 Grizzly Flat Road on allegations of vandalism and a felony probation violation; total bail was listed at $2,000.
Protective Order at Butte County Jail
Paul Ryan Girard was arrested by EDSO at the Butte County Jail at 11:30 a.m. on allegations of violating a protective order and a felony probation violation; bail was listed at $5,000.
THE LOCAL AREA WRAP-UP
GRIZZLY FLAT
CHP made an arrest at 6241 Grizzly Flat Road shortly before midnight Tuesday on allegations of vandalism and felony probation violation.
The suspect remained in custody with $2,000 total bail listed.
BEDFORD / HIGHWAY 50
EDSO deputies arrested Christopher Alan Cain at Bedford/Hwy 50 at 2:09 a.m. on a stack of drug-related allegations.
The booking includes felony allegations of possessing a controlled substance for sale, transporting a controlled substance and possessing a controlled substance with two or more prior convictions, plus misdemeanor paraphernalia possession.
Total bail was listed at $70,000.
BUTTE COUNTY JAIL
EDSO arrested Paul Ryan Girard at the Butte County Jail on allegations of violating a protective order and violating felony probation.
The booking record lists $5,000 bail.
JOHNSON BOULEVARD
EDSO arrested Rishav Banerjee at 1360 Johnson Blvd. on suspicion of public nuisance.
The booking record lists no bail.
PALMERO CIRCLE
EDSO arrested Courtney Lyn Battaglieri on Palmero Circle on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance.
The booking record lists $2,000 bail.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Five separate booking events landed on the Oct. 7 report, with drug allegations dominating the most serious portion of the list. The Cain case carried the day’s highest listed bail at $70,000. Other cases involved alleged vandalism, probation violations, a protective-order violation, public nuisance and controlled-substance influence.
(INEDC) EDSO Sheriff ARRESTS Blotter EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Oct 7 2026
ARRESTS
Ross, Brennen Marshall
Booking Number: 138441
Booking Date: 10/7/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: CHP
Original Arrest Date: 10/6/2026 11:25 PM
Original Arrest Location: 6241 Grizzly Flat Rd
Total Bail: $2000.00
Charge(s):
1 1203.2(A) PC Probation violation:rearrest/revoke (F) Felony CHP 10/6/2026 11:25 PM 6241 Grizzly Flat Rd $0.00
1 594(A)(1) PC Vandalism:deface property (M) Misdemeanor CHP 10/6/2026 11:25 PM 6241 Grizzly Flat Rd $2000.00
Cain, Christopher Alan
Booking Number: 138443
Booking Date: 10/7/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSO
Original Arrest Date: 10/7/2026 2:09 AM
Original Arrest Location: Bedford/hwy 50
Total Bail: $70000.00
Charge(s):
1 11395(B)(1) HS Poss cntl sub w/2 or more priors (F) Felony EDSO 10/7/2026 2:09 AM Bedford/hwy 50 $20000.00
1 Information Only Incident/Informational Only Felony EDSO 10/7/2026 2:09 AM Bedford/hwy 50 $40000.00
1 11364(A) HS Possess unlawful paraphernalia (M) Misdemeanor EDSO 10/7/2026 2:09 AM Bedford/hwy 50 $0.00
1 11379(A) HS Transport/etc controlled substance (F) Felony EDSO 10/7/2026 2:09 AM Bedford/hwy 50 $10000.00
1 11378 HS Possess controlled substance for sale (F) Felony EDSO 10/7/2026 2:09 AM Bedford/hwy 50 $0.00
Girard, Paul Ryan
Booking Number: 138446
Booking Date: 10/7/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSOW
Original Arrest Date: 10/7/2026 11:30 AM
Original Arrest Location: Butte County Jail
Total Bail: $5000.00
Charge(s):
1 166(C)(1) PC Contempt of court:violate protective order/etc (M) Misdemeanor EDSOW 10/7/2026 11:30 AM Butte County Jail $5000.00
1 1203.2(A) PC Probation violation:rearrest/revoke (F) Felony EDSOW 10/7/2026 11:30 AM Butte County Jail $0.00
Banerjee, Rishav
Booking Number: 138448
Booking Date: 10/7/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSO
Original Arrest Date: 10/7/2026 3:15 PM
Original Arrest Location: 1360 Johnson Blvd
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 372 PC Public nuisance (M) Misdemeanor EDSO 10/7/2026 3:15 PM 1360 Johnson Blvd $0.00
Battaglieri, Courtney Lyn
Booking Number: 138449
Booking Date: 10/7/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSO
Original Arrest Date: 10/7/2026 7:19 PM
Original Arrest Location: Palmero Cir
Total Bail: $2000.00
Charge(s):
1 11550(A) HS Use/under influence of controlled substance (M) Misdemeanor EDSO 10/7/2026 7:19 PM Palmero Cir $2000.00
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INEDC / Placerville NewsWire reports arrest and booking information as provided in law-enforcement and jail records. Charges are allegations unless and until proven in court.
Names, charges, locations, bail amounts and arresting agencies in this report are based on the booking information supplied for publication. An arrest is not a finding of guilt, and defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
The booking record contains an “Information Only” entry associated with the Cain booking. That entry is reproduced as part of the supplied record and is not independently interpreted as an additional criminal charge.
AGENCY SOURCE
Source: El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office (EDSO) arrest/booking information supplied for the Oct. 7, 2026 report, with CHP and EDSO listed as the arresting agencies in the individual booking records.
Reporting date: Oct. 7, 2026.
Coverage: El Dorado County, California, including Grizzly Flat, Bedford/Hwy 50, Johnson Boulevard and Palmero Circle, plus the Butte County Jail booking location.
INEDC publishes booking information as a public-safety record. Readers seeking definitive case outcomes should consult the appropriate court record.
