District Attorney Vern Pierson announces the misdemeanor conviction of
Evan Michael Lyons for Resisting an
Executive Officer and of Battery Upon an Officer.
On
August 25, 2016, an El Dorado County jury made up of eight men and
four women convicted Evan Michael Lyons of Resisting an
Executive Officer and Battery Upon on Officer. The jury
deliberated four hours after hearing testimony from El Dorado Sherriff
Deputy Stockeland, Deputy Hangebrauk, and civilian witnesses. The
defendant faces a maximum of two years.
District
Attorney Vern Pierson stated, “Our community's law enforcement officers have a
tough job. They don't deserve to be spit on and have threats of violence made
upon on them or their family members. We will hold those who do so
accountable.”