Shasta County prosecutors have moved to vacate the driving under the influence causing injury conviction against local criminal defense attorney Lisa Marie Jensen following a May 2026 appellate court ruling on how certain electric vehicles are classified under California law. The reckless driving causing injury conviction stands, and Jensen is scheduled to return to court August 7 for further sentencing proceedings. Shasta County Courtroom - Credit KRCRtv.com Background on th

As we reported back on February 23 in “Shasta County Attorney Convicted in DUI Scooter Crash That Severely Injured Elderly Pedestrian,” local criminal defense attorney Lisa Marie Jensen (State Bar #284968) was found guilty by a Shasta County jury of felony DUI causing injury and reckless driving causing injury, plus a great bodily injury enhancement. The charges stemmed from the November 17, 2023, incident on Placer Street in which Jensen, riding an electric scooter downhill

March 28, 2026 – Golf legend Tiger Woods was arrested Friday afternoon on misdemeanor charges of DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test following a single-vehicle rollover crash near his home in Jupiter Island, Florida. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. ET on South Beach Road, a residential two-lane street. According to Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek, Woods was driving a black Land Rover at high speed while attempting to overtake a pickup t

In a disturbing incident that unfolded in a quiet Redding residential neighborhood yesterday, a 43-year-old local man faces multiple felony charges after police say he intentionally drove his vehicle into a group of pedestrians following verbal threats. According to the Redding Police Department (RPD), officers responded around 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 8, 2026, to reports of a vehicle striking multiple people on Reservoir Lane. Upon arrival, they found several victims, i

This report summarizes notable incidents in Shasta County through local law enforcement crime reports for the month of October 2025