Man With Two Prior Strikes Convicted of Making Criminal Threats

Todd William Gonsalves

Todd William Gonsalves [2016 Booking photo]

Press release from the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office:

District Attorney Maggie Fleming announced that yesterday a Humboldt County jury found Todd William Gonsalves of Eureka guilty of attempted criminal threats (Penal Code Section [PC] 664/422), possession of a firearm by a felon (PC 29800) and violation of a protective order (PC 273.6).

The case arose from events on May 20, 2021, when Gonsalves encountered his girlfriend in a Eureka parking lot. According to Jane Doe’s initial statement to the Eureka Police Department (EPD), recorded on a body-worn camera by an EPD Officer and shared with the jury, the defendant approached her vehicle and threatened to harm her with a firearm.

Mr. Gonsalves will be sentenced on October 28, 2021. His two prior “strike” convictions – lewd acts with a minor (PC 288.5(a)) in 2007 and criminal threats in 2016 (PC 422) – increase his maximum possible sentence.

Deputy District Attorney Jessica Acosta prosecuted the case with assistance from District Attorney Investigator Lynne Soderberg. Deputy Public Defender Ben

Earlier: Man Arrested for Stalking

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2 years ago

Wow, a scumbag finally gets prosecuted in Humboldt County. Following other counties like Mendocino and south to the Bay you will find charges, bail, and stricter sentencing. I was in Marin last week and read a police report from 3 burglaries where they collected evidence, sent fingerprints, and followed through with a real investigation and procedded to arrest the 2 individuals. In Humboldt these would barely warrant a police stop by, much less report, arrest and definitely not a conviction. People thought Maggie would be a hard ass. Instead violent crime is the accepted norm.