Full Notification

At 12:30 AM this morning, Yolo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested wanted suspect Mario Lopez after a vehicle stop in Yolo County in the unincorporated town of Madison.

Yesterday, a task force consisting of the Yolo County Sheriff’s Ag Theft Task Force, Woodland Police, Davis Police, the Yolo Narcotics Enforcement Team and the California Highway Patrol had been scouring various parts of the county looking for Lopez throughout the day and into the night.

At 12:30 AM, a vehicle was stopped in Madison for a vehicle code violation. It was immediately determined that Mario Lopez was a passenger inside this vehicle. Lopez was placed under arrest by deputies from the Yolo County Sheriff’s Ag Theft Task Force and transported to the Yolo County Monroe Center for booking.

In addition to his previous charges, Lopez was arrested last night on fresh charges of burglary, possession of methamphetamine, committing felonies while out on bail, violation of probation and conspiracy to commit felonies – all of which he is alleged to have committed in the Sheriff’s jurisdiction.

Lopez was also arrested on five outstanding warrants for various crimes in the Woodland area including burglary, possession of stolen property, narcotics charges, weapons charges and child endangerment. Lopez was also determined to be in possession of methamphetamine during the booking process at the jail last night and was placed under arrest for that as well.

Lopez’s bail is currently set at $815,000.