Jesse Wilson, Nevada County District Attorney

The Nevada County District Attorney’s Office has filed a complaint against Maria Carretero which alleges a violation of Penal Code Section 187, murder. The defendant was arrested yesterday by the Nevada County Sheriff’s Department and remains in custody. She is scheduled to be arraigned on the charge this afternoon, January 6, at the Superior Court […]

As we start 2022, looking ahead to what this new year will bring and reflecting on the year behind us, I ask you to make a commitment to yourself, your loved ones, and your community to not drink and drive. Recent DUI-related deaths have made headlines locally, and DUIs are on the rise in California. […]

November 30, 2021 – In the early morning hours of November 20, 2021, CHP officers were dispatched to the report of a wrong way driver on I-80 eastbound near Eagle Lakes Rd. in Nevada County.  Upon arrival, officers observed multiple vehicles with extensive damage as a result of a traffic collision.  In one vehicle, officers […]

November 2, 2021 – On April 14, 2021, the Nevada County District Attorney’s Office received a report from the Truckee Police Department of a fatal injury to a pedestrian. According to the report, the victim was Justin ‘Shuba’ Ardagh, age 25. The report stated that the victim and a group of friends were standing in […]

Today, the Court sentenced defendant Wesley Panighetti to 280 years to life for 3 counts of forcible sodomy, 2 counts of forcible oral copulation, one count of criminal threats, one count of first degree burglary, one count of attempting to dissuade a witness, and one count of battery upon a protected person (DV victim).  Defendant’s […]