🚨 MOST SERIOUS ARRESTS SPOTLIGHT
El Dorado County, California — Tuesday, October 20, 2026
$300,000 Bail in South Lake Tahoe
Pryce Quintin Brown was arrested by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office at 2650 Lake Tahoe Blvd. at 7:19 p.m. on a felony charge of aggravated corporal injury involving a spouse, cohabitant or dating partner; bail was set at $300,000.
DUI Stop, Felony Probation Violation
Christopher Tyler Benge was arrested by EDSO at 6450 Pony Express Trail at 1:54 a.m. on misdemeanor DUI and driving with a license suspended for DUI charges, along with a felony probation violation and a misdemeanor ignition-interlock-related charge.
Felon Accused of Firearm Possession
Travis Leif Eriksen was booked by EDSO West at Placer County Jail at 2:45 p.m. on a felony charge of possession of a firearm by a felon or person prohibited from possessing one.
Suspended License, Probation Trouble
Jeramy Joel Leroy Ragan was arrested by the California Highway Patrol at Pony Express Trail and Center View at 4:08 p.m. on a misdemeanor charge of driving with a license suspended for DUI and a misdemeanor probation violation; bail was set at $60,000.
Drug Possession, Trespass Charges
Brandi Ann Smith was booked by EDSO West at Butte County Jail at 12:52 p.m. on misdemeanor charges of controlled-substance possession and trespassing by refusing to leave property; bail totaled $45,000.
THE LOCAL AREA WRAP-UP
Cameron Park
Deputies handled a verbal disturbance on Country Club Drive at 1:13 a.m., a suspicious-vehicle stop at Rodeo Road and Coach Lane at 6:44 a.m., a suspicious-subject call on Robin Lane at 12:15 p.m., a court-order violation report at Ponte Palmero on Ponte Morino Drive at 1:15 p.m., a domestic violence report at the same facility at 3:58 p.m., a trespassing report on Covello Circle at 4:39 p.m. and a suspicious-subject call at the Cambridge Road Chevron at 7:45 p.m.
El Dorado Hills
Reports and calls included suspicious circumstances at Vineyards at Valley View Apartments at 3:34 a.m., Brooks School at 8:58 a.m. and CycleLife on Town Center Boulevard at 10:39 a.m.; a civil incident on Investment Boulevard at 12:21 p.m.; a repossession at White Rock Village at 12:55 p.m.; an identity-theft report on Ridgeview Court at 1:16 p.m.; a suspicious-circumstances call at Ray’s Self Storage in El Dorado at 4:05 p.m.; a petty-theft call at Target at 6:19 p.m.; a public-intoxication call at Blend at 8:44 p.m.; and a trespass call at the Town Center Boulevard 7-Eleven at 10:10 p.m.
Pollock Pines and Kyburz
A suspicious-vehicle stop on Pony Express Trail in Pollock Pines at 1:32 a.m. cleared without further action, a trespass call at the Pollock Pines Safeway at 10:45 a.m. ended in a citation, and a suspicious-vehicle stop on U.S. Highway 50 at Mile Stone Road in Kyburz at 9:17 a.m. cleared.
South Lake Tahoe
Deputies investigated vandalism on Mandan Street at 11:10 a.m. and a suspicious-subject report on Tokochi Street at 1 p.m., with both incidents clearing without further action, before a 6:54 p.m. traffic stop on Lake Tahoe Boulevard resulted in Brown’s arrest on a felony domestic violence charge.
Shingle Springs, Cool, Georgetown and Garden Valley
Calls included a suspicious-subject report at Ponderosa High School on Ponderosa Road in Shingle Springs at 9:40 a.m., an illegal-entry report at Code Enforcement on South Shingle Road at 12:54 p.m., a suspicious-circumstances report at Northside School on Cave Valley Road in Cool at 11:52 a.m., a verbal-disturbance report on Trinity Trail in Georgetown at 10:22 a.m. and a suspicious-subject call at Windwalker Trail and Highway 193 in Garden Valley at 3:16 p.m.
Placerville, Camino and Diamond Springs
Deputies responded to a verbal disturbance on Pleasant Valley Road in Diamond Springs at 10:47 a.m., a lost-property call at High Hill Ranch in Placerville at 11:25 a.m., a lost-property call in Camino at 6:21 p.m., a civil standby on Davenport Road in Placerville at 7:04 p.m., a report of a dead person on Lotus Road at 8:22 p.m., a petty-theft call at the Missouri Flat Road Safeway at 8:32 p.m. and a noise complaint on Coon Hollow Road at 10:13 p.m., where the disturbance had quieted by the time deputies arrived.
Out-of-County Bookings
EDSO West booked Smith at Butte County Jail on controlled-substance possession and trespass charges and Eriksen at Placer County Jail on a felony firearm-possession charge.
ARREST DETAILS
🚨 EL DORADO COUNTY CRIME BLOTTER — OCT. 20
(INEDC) EDSO Sheriff ARRESTS Blotter EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Oct 20 2026
ARRESTS
Benge, Christopher Tyler
Booking Number: 138581
Booking Date: 10/20/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSO
Original Arrest Date: 10/20/2026 1:54 AM
Original Arrest Location: 6450 Pony Express Trl
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 14601.2(A) VC Drive W/Lic Susp For Dui Misdemeanor EDSO 10/20/2026 1:54 AM 6450 Pony Express Trl $0.00
1 23247(A) VC Rent/etc veh to person w/ignition interlock device restriction (M) Misdemeanor EDSO 10/20/2026 1:54 AM 6450 Pony Express Trl $0.00
1 23152(A) VC Dui alcohol (M) Misdemeanor EDSO 10/20/2026 1:54 AM 6450 Pony Express Trl $0.00
1 1203.2(A) PC Probation violation:rearrest/revoke (F) Felony EDSO 10/20/2026 1:54 AM 6450 Pony Express Trl $0.00
Smith, Brandi Ann
Booking Number: 138582
Booking Date: 10/20/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSOW
Original Arrest Date: 10/20/2026 12:52 PM
Original Arrest Location: Butte County Jail
Total Bail: $45000.00
Charge(s):
1 11377(A) HS Possess controlled substance (M) Misdemeanor EDSOW 10/20/2026 12:52 PM Butte County Jail $35000.00
1 602(O)(1) PC Trespas:refuse leave prop (M) Misdemeanor EDSOW 10/20/2026 12:52 PM Butte County Jail $10000.00
Eriksen, Travis Leif
Booking Number: 138585
Booking Date: 10/20/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSOW
Original Arrest Date: 10/20/2026 2:45 PM
Original Arrest Location: Placer County Jail
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 29800(A)(1) PC Felon/addict/possess/etc firearm (F) Felony EDSOW 10/20/2026 2:45 PM Placer County Jail $0.00
Ragan, Jeramy Joel Leroy
Booking Number: 138586
Booking Date: 10/20/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: CHP
Original Arrest Date: 10/20/2026 4:08 PM
Original Arrest Location: Pony Express @ Center View
Total Bail: $60000.00
Charge(s):
1 14601.2(A) VC Drive W/Lic Susp For Dui Misdemeanor CHP 10/20/2026 4:08 PM Pony Express @ Center View $10000.00
1 1203.2(A) PC Probation violation:rearrest/revoke (M) Misdemeanor CHP 10/20/2026 4:08 PM Pony Express @ Center View $50000.00
Brown, Pryce Quintin
Booking Number: 138587
Booking Date: 10/20/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSO
Original Arrest Date: 10/20/2026 7:19 PM
Original Arrest Location: 2650 Lake Tahoe Blvd
Total Bail: $300000.00
Charge(s):
1 273.5(A) PC Inflict corporal injury on spouse/cohabitant/datng relatnshp – Aggravated (F) Felony EDSO 10/20/2026 7:19 PM 2650 Lake Tahoe Blvd $300000.00
Chronological EDSO Crime ACTIVITY log for
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
01:13 VERBAL DISTURBANCE IN PROGRESS 2610200007
Occurred at 602 Letter on Country Club Dr, in Cameron Park, CA. Disposition: ADVISED.
01:32 SUSP VEH STOP 2610200008
Officer initiated activity at Pony Express Trl, Pollock Pines, CA. Disposition: CHECKS CLEAR.
03:34 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES IN PROGRESS 2610200015
Occurred at Vineyards At Valley View Apts on Valley View Pky, in El Dorado Hills, CA. Disposition: ASSISTED.
06:44 SUSP VEH STOP 2610200031
Officer initiated activity at Rodeo Rd/Coach Ln, Cameron Park, CA. Disposition: ADVISED.
08:58 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES REPORT 2610200054
Occurred at Brooks School on Park Dr, in El Dorado Hills, CA. Disposition: REPORT TAKEN.
09:17 SUSP VEH STOP 2610200058
Officer initiated activity at Us Hwy 50/41 Mile Stone Rd, Kyburz, CA. Disposition: CHECKS CLEAR.
09:40 SUSPICIOUS SUBJECT REPORT 2610200065
Officer initiated activity at Ponderosa Hs, Ponderosa Rd, Shingle Springs, CA. Disposition: ADVISED.
10:22 VERBAL DISTURBANCE REPORT 2610200078
Occurred on Trinity Trl, in Georgetown, CA. Disposition: UNABLE TO CONTACT.
10:39 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES REPORT 2610200084
Occurred at Cyclelife on Town Center Blvd, in El Dorado Hills, CA. Disposition: ASSISTED.
10:45 TRESPASS IN PROGRESS 2610200087
Occurred at Safeway Pp on Pony Express Trl, in Pollock Pines, CA. Disposition: CITE.
10:47 VERBAL DISTURBANCE IN PROGRESS 2610200088
Occurred on Pleasant Valley Rd, in Diamond Springs, CA. Disposition: ASSISTED.
11:10 VANDALISM 2610200095
Occurred on Mandan St, in South Lake Tahoe, CA. Disposition: CHECKS CLEAR.
11:25 LOST PROPERTY 2610200098
Occurred at High Hill Ranch on High Hill Rd, in Placerville, CA. Disposition: UNABLE TO CONTACT.
11:52 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES REPORT 2610200104
Officer initiated activity at Northside School, Cave Valley Rd, Cool, CA. Disposition: ASSISTED.
12:15 SUSPICIOUS SUBJECT IN PROGRESS 2610200111
Occurred on Robin Ln, in Cameron Park, CA. Disposition: ADVISED.
12:21 CIVIL INCIDENT 2610200116
Officer initiated activity at Investment Blvd, El Dorado Hills, CA. Disposition: UNABLE TO CONTACT.
12:54 ILLEGAL ENTRY REPORT 2610200121
Occurred at Code Enforcement on South Shingle Rd, in Shingle Springs, CA. Disposition: ADVISED.
12:55 REPOSSESSION 2610200122
Occurred at White Rock Village on Valley View Pky, in El Dorado Hills, CA. Disposition: REPORT TAKEN.
13:00 SUSPICIOUS SUBJECT REPORT 2610200123
Occurred on Tokochi St, in South Lake Tahoe, CA. Disposition: CHECKS CLEAR.
13:15 COURT ORDER VIOLATION REPORT 2610200129
Occurred at Ponte Palmero on Ponte Morino Dr, in Cameron Park, CA. Disposition: ASSISTED.
13:16 IDENTITY THEFT REPORT 2610200130
Occurred on Ridgeview Ct, in El Dorado Hills, CA. Disposition: REPORT TAKEN.
15:16 SUSPICIOUS SUBJECT IN PROGRESS 2610200151
Occurred at Windwalker Trl/Highway 193, in Garden Valley, CA. Disposition: IN SERVICE.
15:58 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REPORT 2610200161
Occurred at Ponte Palmero on Ponte Morino Dr, in Cameron Park, CA. Disposition: REPORT TAKEN.
16:05 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES REPORT 2610200164
Occurred at Rays Self Storage on Pleasant Valley Rd, in El Dorado, CA. Disposition: ASSISTED.
16:39 TRESPASSING REPORT 2610200170
Occurred on Covello Cir, in Cameron Park, CA. Disposition: ADVISED.
17:16 VERBAL DISTURBANCE REPORT 2610200181
Occurred at Rays Self Storage on Pleasant Valley Rd, in El Dorado, CA. Disposition: ASSISTED.
18:19 PETTY THEFT IN PROGRESS 2610200190
Occurred at Target Store #2270 on Town Center Blvd, in El Dorado Hills, CA. Disposition: 1022.
18:21 LOST PROPERTY 2610200191
Occurred on Camino, in Camino, CA. Disposition: CHECKS CLEAR.
18:54 SUSP VEH STOP 2610200198
Officer initiated activity at Lake Tahoe Blvd, South Lake Tahoe, CA. Disposition: ARREST .
19:04 CIVIL STANDBY 2610200201
Occurred on Davenport Rd, in Placerville, CA. Disposition: ASSISTED.
19:45 SUSPICIOUS SUBJECT IN PROGRESS 2610200206
Occurred at Chevron on Cambridge Rd, in Cameron Park, CA. Disposition: 1022.
20:22 DEAD PERSON 2610200211
Occurred on Lotus Rd, in Placerville, CA. Disposition: REPORT TAKEN.
20:32 PETTY THEFT IN PROGRESS 2610200213
Occurred at Safeway on Missouri Flat Rd, in Placerville, CA. Disposition: CHECKS CLEAR.
20:44 DRUNK IN PUBLIC 2610200214
Occurred at Blend on Town Center Blvd, in El Dorado Hills, CA. Disposition: ADVISED.
22:10 TRESPASS IN PROGRESS 2610200224
Occurred at 7 Eleven on Town Center Blvd, in El Dorado Hills, CA. Disposition: ASSISTED.
22:13 NOISE DISTURBANCE IN PROGRESS 2610200227
Occurred on Coon Hollow Rd, in Placerville, CA. Disposition: QUIET ON ARRIVAL.
