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Placerville Police Blotter: Felony Domestic Violence, Drug Arrests and Parole Violations on Jan. 14

Assaults, drugs, court-order violations and parole busts dominate a busy day for deputies and police

Cris Alarcon by Cris Alarcon
January 15, 2026
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El Dorado County Sheriff Arrests

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Placerville and surrounding areas logged a heavy arrest count Wednesday, Jan. 14, led by felony violence, drugs, and parole violations.


Michael John McDonald was arrested on El Dorado Street just after midnight for drug possession, being under the influence, and a felony probation violation.

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South Lake Tahoe police arrested Michael Jovan Gutierrez on Lake Tahoe Boulevard on a stack of charges including felony drug possession, battery, vandalism, trespassing, and repeated violations of a court order.
Crystal Ann Orork was taken into custody near Ski Run and Lake Tahoe Boulevard for felony possession of metal knuckles.


Deputies arrested Kenneth Zachary Griffin on Spruce Avenue in Pollock Pines on a felony domestic violence charge with bail set at $65,000.


Daniel Lee Breton was booked on Shoemaker Road on felony assault with a deadly weapon, along with drug possession, illegal dumping, and driving without a license.


Parole violations landed Jeffery Scott Shaw and Harry H. Dally back in custody, one through CDCR and the other by Placerville police.

 

(INEDC) El Dorado County Sheriff ARRESTS Blotter PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA Jan 14 2025

ARRESTS

Mcdonald, Michael John
Booking Number: 134989
Booking Date: 1/14/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSO
Original Arrest Date: 1/14/2026 12:31 AM
Original Arrest Location: 6285 El Dorado St
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 11550(A) HS Use/under influence of controlled substance (M) Misdemeanor EDSO 1/14/2026 12:31 AM 6285 El Dorado St $0.00
1 11377(A) HS Possess controlled substance (M) Misdemeanor EDSO 1/14/2026 12:31 AM 6285 El Dorado St $0.00
1 1203.2(A) PC Probation violation:rearrest/revoke (F) Felony EDSO 1/14/2026 12:31 AM 6285 El Dorado St $0.00

Gutierrez, Michael Jovan
Booking Number: 134990
Booking Date: 1/14/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: SLTPD
Original Arrest Date: 1/14/2026 2:08 AM
Original Arrest Location: 3600 Ltb
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 166(C)(1) PC Contempt of court:violate protective order/etc (M) Misdemeanor SLTPD 1/14/2026 2:08 AM 3600 Ltb $0.00
1 166(C)(1) PC Contempt of court:violate protective order/etc (M) Misdemeanor SLTPD 1/14/2026 2:08 AM 3600 Ltb $0.00
1 166(C)(1) PC Contempt of court:violate protective order/etc (M) Misdemeanor SLTPD 1/14/2026 2:08 AM 3600 Ltb $0.00
1 602(O) PC Trespass:refuse to leave property (M) Misdemeanor SLTPD 1/14/2026 2:08 AM 3600 Ltb $0.00
1 242 PC Battery on person – Simple (M) Misdemeanor SLTPD 1/14/2026 2:08 AM 3600 Ltb $0.00
1 594(A)(1) PC Vandalism:deface property (M) Misdemeanor SLTPD 1/14/2026 2:08 AM 3600 Ltb $0.00
1 11377(A) HS Possess controlled substance (F) Felony SLTPD 1/14/2026 2:08 AM 3600 Ltb $0.00
1 166(A)(1) PC Contempt of court:disorderly/etc behavior (M) Misdemeanor SLTPD 1/14/2026 2:08 AM 3600 Ltb $0.00
1 594(A)(1) PC Vandalism:deface property (M) Misdemeanor SLTPD 1/14/2026 2:08 AM 3600 Ltb $0.00

Orork, Crystal Ann
Booking Number: 134991
Booking Date: 1/14/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: SLTPD
Original Arrest Date: 1/14/2026 3:05 AM
Original Arrest Location: Ski Run/lake Tahoe Blvd
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 21810 PC Manufacture/sale/possess/etc metal knuckles (F) Felony SLTPD 1/14/2026 3:05 AM Ski Run/lake Tahoe Blvd $0.00

Griffin, Kenneth Zachary
Booking Number: 134993
Booking Date: 1/14/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSO
Original Arrest Date: 1/14/2026 10:31 AM
Original Arrest Location: 6200 Spruce Ave
Total Bail: $65000.00
Charge(s):
1 ENHANCEMENT FOR BAIL PURPOSES ONLY Felony EDSO 1/14/2026 10:31 AM 6200 Spruce Ave $15000.00
1 273.5(A) PC Inflict corporal injury on spouse/cohabitant/datng relatnshp – Simple (F) Felony EDSO 1/14/2026 10:31 AM 6200 Spruce Ave $50000.00

Breton, Daniel Lee
Booking Number: 134994
Booking Date: 1/14/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSO
Original Arrest Date: 1/14/2026 12:02 PM
Original Arrest Location: 4141 Shoemaker Rd
Total Bail: $50000.00
Charge(s):
1 ELMC 8.42.750 Illegal dumping Misdemeanor EDSO 1/14/2026 12:02 PM 4141 Shoemaker Rd $0.00
1 12500(A) VC Drive W/O License Misdemeanor EDSO 1/14/2026 12:02 PM 4141 Shoemaker Rd $0.00
1 245(A)(1) PC Assault w/deadly weapon:not f/arm – Aggravated (F) Felony EDSO 1/14/2026 12:02 PM 4141 Shoemaker Rd $50000.00
1 11377(A) HS Possess controlled substance (M) Misdemeanor EDSO 1/14/2026 12:02 PM 4141 Shoemaker Rd $0.00

Shaw, Jeffery Scott
Booking Number: 134995
Booking Date: 1/14/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: CDCR
Original Arrest Date: 1/14/2026 12:02 PM
Original Arrest Location: 6800 Hastings
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 3056 PC Violation parole:felony (F) Felony CDCR 1/14/2026 12:02 PM 6800 Hastings $0.00

Kellogg, Michael Alan
Booking Number: 134996
Booking Date: 1/14/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSO
Original Arrest Date: 1/14/2026 1:42 PM
Original Arrest Location: 3945 Missouri
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 290.011(A) PC Transient fails to register when released from custody (F) Felony EDSO 1/14/2026 1:42 PM 3945 Missouri $0.00

Dally, Harry H
Booking Number: 134997
Booking Date: 1/14/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: PPD
Original Arrest Date: 1/14/2026 2:46 PM
Original Arrest Location: Ray Lawyer Dr
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 11377(A) HS Possess controlled substance (M) Misdemeanor PPD 1/14/2026 2:46 PM Ray Lawyer Dr $0.00
1 3056 PC Violation parole:felony (F) Felony PPD 1/14/2026 2:46 PM Ray Lawyer Dr $0.00

Donnelly, Aaron Douglas
Booking Number: 134998
Booking Date: 1/14/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: SLTPD
Original Arrest Date: 1/14/2026 7:13 PM
Original Arrest Location: 2165 Jean Ave
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 647(F) PC Disorderly conduct:alcohol (M) Misdemeanor SLTPD 1/14/2026 7:13 PM 2165 Jean Ave $0.00

Thompson, Joseph Anthony
Booking Number: 134999
Booking Date: 1/14/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSO
Original Arrest Date: 1/14/2026 7:19 PM
Original Arrest Location: 4653 Mt. Aukum Rd
Total Bail: $50000.00
Charge(s):
1 1203.2 PC Probation violation:rearrest/revoke (F) Felony EDSO 1/14/2026 7:19 PM 4653 Mt. Aukum Rd $0.00
1 487(A) PC Grand theft:money/labor/property – All other larceny (F) Felony EDSO 1/14/2026 7:19 PM 4653 Mt. Aukum Rd $50000.00

Treat, Brian
Booking Number: 135001
Booking Date: 1/14/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: SLTPD
Original Arrest Date: 1/14/2026 10:01 PM
Original Arrest Location: 2170 South Ave
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 243(E)(1) PC Battery:spouse/ex spouse/date/etc – Simple (M) Misdemeanor SLTPD 1/14/2026 10:01 PM 2170 South Ave $0.00

Tueter, Britt A
Booking Number: 135002
Booking Date: 1/14/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: PPD
Original Arrest Date: 1/14/2026 8:51 PM
Original Arrest Location: 1365 Broadway Dr
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 647(F) PC Disorderly conduct:alcohol (M) Misdemeanor PPD 1/14/2026 8:51 PM 1365 Broadway Dr $0.00

 

ACTIVITY LOG — RADIO DISPATCH

El Dorado County | Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026

01:33 — Unit flags a suspicious vehicle at Racquet Way and Pearl Place, Diamond Springs. Driver advised. Clear.
03:02 — Civil papers served inside the Placerville jail on Forni Road. Routine.
07:05 — Battery call on Sienna Trail, Camino. Officers check the scene. No arrest.
07:57 — Suspicious circumstances at Shoemaker Road and Shoemaker Mine Road, Georgetown. One taken into custody.
08:18 — Vandalism reported at the Sheriff’s Industrial Drive facility, Placerville. Report taken.
08:31 — Domestic violence call on Spruce Avenue, Pollock Pines. Arrest made.
08:36 — Vandalism call on North Canyon Road, Camino. Scene checked. Clear.
08:53 — Repossession dispute at White Rock Village, El Dorado Hills. Report logged.
09:44 — Multiple information reports logged from Placerville, Pollock Pines, Somerset, and El Dorado Hills. Paperwork stacks up.
10:44 — Verbal disturbance at Oak Meadow School, El Dorado Hills. Parties advised.
11:14 — Suspicious circumstances at Gold Oak School, Placerville. Units assist.
12:16 — Suspicious vehicle checked at Walmart, Missouri Flat Road, Placerville. Clear.
12:31 — Suspicious subject at Jimboy’s Tacos, Cameron Park. Checked and cleared.
13:31 — Suspicious vehicle stop at Jack in the Box, Missouri Flat Road, Placerville. Arrest made.
13:39 — Trespass complaint at Target, Town Center Boulevard, El Dorado Hills. Gone on arrival.
15:00 — Battery reported at Lotus Massage, White Rock Road, El Dorado Hills. Report taken.
15:21 — Trespass in progress on Towhee Lane, Placerville. Officers assist.
18:16 — Harassment call on Swansboro Road, Placerville. Handled on scene.
21:02 — Suspicious vehicle reported at Stope Drive and Lupine Lane, Placerville. Assisted.
23:24 — Late-night vehicle check at Safeway, Bass Lake Road, El Dorado Hills. Clear.

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Cris Alarcon

Cris Alarcon

Former Member: Executive Board of Directors, Treasurer, Boys & Girl Club of El Dorado County Western Slope. - Former Member: Board of Directors, Treasurer, Food Bank of El Dorado County. - Opening Team Dealer at Red Hawk Casino - Retried EDC Elections Department Inspector. - 2008 Chairman of El Dorado County Charter Review Committee, Youngest Charter Member of the Hangtown Kennel Club. - Political Strategist and Campaign Manager.

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