EL DORADO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Arrest Blotter — March 5, 2026
South Lake Tahoe Area
Trouble started early in South Lake Tahoe when deputies and city cops hauled in Nicholas Andrew Lingon on Al Tahoe Boulevard, accused of DUI with drugs and alcohol and possession of controlled substances.
The same roadside stop produced a stack of charges including possession of a substance similar to toluene.
Later that morning on U.S. Highway 50 east of North Upper Truckee, Matthew William Holmes allegedly led officers on a dangerous run, booked on suspicion of felony evasion and resisting an officer.
Holmes landed in jail with a heavy $108,000 bail hold after the dust settled.
By afternoon, Nicholas William Tsai was arrested on Al Tahoe Boulevard for driving on a license suspended for DUI.
At the corner of Lewis and Lester, officers picked up Bernardo Barraganmariscal on a felony probation violation.
Nightfall brought another call when Boston Richard Baganz was arrested on Keller Road on suspicion of simple battery.
By the end of the day, the Tahoe jail log read like a full shift’s work—DUIs, probation hits, and a highway chase rolled into one long March day.
West Slope / El Dorado Hills Area
The west slope saw its share of trouble as well.
Michael Jacob Turner was taken into custody at Placer County Jail on a felony violation of post-release community supervision.
In Sly Park, Francisco Leiva was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol level over the legal limit.
The most serious west slope arrest came in El Dorado Hills, where deputies booked Nicholas Brady Martindale at a Town Center Boulevard apartment complex.
Martindale faces felony charges for allegedly making criminal threats along with violating a domestic violence court order and a probation violation.
His bail was set at $100,000, making it one of the largest holds of the day.
Later that night in the same Town Center district, deputies arrested Christopher Fairell Young on multiple probation violations.
Young also faces charges for possession of a controlled substance and driving on a license suspended for DUI.
ARRESTS
Lingon, Nicholas Andrew
Booking Number: 135647
Booking Date: 3/5/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: CCEDSO
Original Arrest Date: 3/5/2026 10:27 AM
Original Arrest Location: 1051 Al Tahoe Blvd
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 381(B) PC Possess/etc substance similar to toluene (M) Misdemeanor CCEDSO 3/5/2026 10:27 AM 1051 Al Tahoe Blvd $0.00
2 11377(A) HS Possess controlled substance (M) Misdemeanor CCEDSO 3/5/2026 10:27 AM 1051 Al Tahoe Blvd $0.00
1 23152(F) VC Dui any drug (M) Misdemeanor CCEDSO 3/5/2026 10:27 AM 1051 Al Tahoe Blvd $0.00
1 23152(B) VC Dui alcohol/0.08 percent (M) Misdemeanor CCEDSO 3/5/2026 10:27 AM 1051 Al Tahoe Blvd $0.00
1 23152(A) VC Dui alcohol (M) Misdemeanor CCEDSO 3/5/2026 10:27 AM 1051 Al Tahoe Blvd $0.00
, Nicholas Andrew
Booking Number: 135647
Booking Date: 3/5/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: CCEDSO
Original Arrest Date: 3/5/2026 10:27 AM
Original Arrest Location: 1051 Al Tahoe Blvd
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 381(B) PC Possess/etc substance similar to toluene (M) Misdemeanor CCEDSO 3/5/2026 10:27 AM 1051 Al Tahoe Blvd $0.00
2 11377(A) HS Possess controlled substance (M) Misdemeanor CCEDSO 3/5/2026 10:27 AM 1051 Al Tahoe Blvd $0.00
1 23152(F) VC Dui any drug (M) Misdemeanor CCEDSO 3/5/2026 10:27 AM 1051 Al Tahoe Blvd $0.00
1 23152(B) VC Dui alcohol/0.08 percent (M) Misdemeanor CCEDSO 3/5/2026 10:27 AM 1051 Al Tahoe Blvd $0.00
1 23152(A) VC Dui alcohol (M) Misdemeanor CCEDSO 3/5/2026 10:27 AM 1051 Al Tahoe Blvd $0.00
Holmes, Matthew William
Booking Number: 135648
Booking Date: 3/5/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: TCHP
Original Arrest Date: 3/5/2026 8:54 AM
Original Arrest Location: Us 50 E Of N Upper Truckee
Total Bail: $108000.00
Charge(s):
1 ENHANCEMENTS FOR BAIL PURPOSES ONLY Felony TCHP 3/5/2026 8:54 AM Us 50 E Of N Upper Truckee $30000.00
1 148(A)(1) PC Obstruct/resist/etc public/peace officer/emergency med tech (M) Misdemeanor TCHP 3/5/2026 8:54 AM Us 50 E Of N Upper Truckee $3000.00
1 2800.2(A) VC Evade peace officer with wanton disregard for safety (F) Felony TCHP 3/5/2026 8:54 AM Us 50 E Of N Upper Truckee $75000.00
Turner, Michael Jacob
Booking Number: 135650
Booking Date: 3/5/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSOW
Original Arrest Date: 3/5/2026 11:00 AM
Original Arrest Location: Placer County Jail
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 3455 PC Violation of Post Release Community Supervision Felony EDSOW 3/5/2026 11:00 AM Placer County Jail $0.00
Tsai, Nicholas William
Booking Number: 135651
Booking Date: 3/5/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: SLTPD
Original Arrest Date: 3/5/2026 3:52 PM
Original Arrest Location: 1051 Al Tahoe Blvd
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 14601.2(A) VC Drive W/Lic Susp For Dui Misdemeanor SLTPD 3/5/2026 3:52 PM 1051 Al Tahoe Blvd $0.00
Leiva, Francisco
Booking Number: 135652
Booking Date: 3/5/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: CHP
Original Arrest Date: 3/5/2026 1:40 PM
Original Arrest Location: Sly Park
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 23152(B) VC Dui alcohol/0.08 percent (M) Misdemeanor CHP 3/5/2026 1:40 PM Sly Park $0.00
1 23152(A) VC Dui alcohol (M) Misdemeanor CHP 3/5/2026 1:40 PM Sly Park $0.00
Barraganmariscal, Bernardo
Booking Number: 135653
Booking Date: 3/5/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: SLTPD
Original Arrest Date: 3/5/2026 4:16 PM
Original Arrest Location: Lewis And Lester
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 1203.2(A) PC Probation violation:rearrest/revoke (F) Felony SLTPD 3/5/2026 4:16 PM Lewis And Lester $0.00
Martindale, Nicholas Brady
Booking Number: 135654
Booking Date: 3/5/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSO
Original Arrest Date: 3/5/2026 4:36 PM
Original Arrest Location: 4373 Town Center Blvd Apt#2209
Total Bail: $100000.00
Charge(s):
1 1203.2(A) PC Probation violation:rearrest/revoke (F) Felony EDSO 3/5/2026 4:36 PM 4373 Town Center Blvd Apt#2209 $0.00
1 422(A) PC Threaten crime with intent to terrorize (F) Felony EDSO 3/5/2026 4:36 PM 4373 Town Center Blvd Apt#2209 $75000.00
1 273.6(A) PC Viol crt ord dom violence (M) Misdemeanor EDSO 3/5/2026 4:36 PM 4373 Town Center Blvd Apt#2209 $25000.00
Baganz, Boston Richard
Booking Number: 135656
Booking Date: 3/5/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: SLTPD
Original Arrest Date: 3/5/2026 10:14 PM
Original Arrest Location: 1100 Keller Rd
Total Bail: $5000.00
Charge(s):
Count(s) Code Description Level Arresting Agency Arrest Date Arrest Location Bail
1 242 PC Battery on person – Simple (M) Misdemeanor SLTPD 3/5/2026 10:14 PM 1100 Keller Rd $5000.00
Young, Christopher Fairell
Booking Number: 135657
Booking Date: 3/5/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSO
Original Arrest Date: 3/5/2026 10:16 PM
Original Arrest Location: 4316 Town Center Blvd
Total Bail: $48000.00
Charge(s):
1 1203.2(A) PC Probation violation:rearrest/revoke (M) Misdemeanor EDSO 3/5/2026 10:16 PM 4316 Town Center Blvd $7500.00
1 1203.2(A) PC Probation violation:rearrest/revoke (M) Misdemeanor EDSO 3/5/2026 10:16 PM 4316 Town Center Blvd $30000.00
1 14601.2(A) VC Drive W/Lic Susp For Dui Misdemeanor EDSO 3/5/2026 10:16 PM 4316 Town Center Blvd $10500.00
1 11377(A) HS Possess controlled substance (M) Misdemeanor EDSO 3/5/2026 10:16 PM 4316 Town Center Blvd $0.00
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