Mountain Ranch, CA…On 2-1-18 at about 1:50pm, Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a property in the 8000 block of Avenue A, Mountain Ranch for a report that several subjects were trying to steal a tractor from the property. Deputies arrived and located subjects matching the description given. As deputies approached, a male subject ran away on foot ignoring the deputy’s commands to stop. The deputy checked the area, located the male walking in the woods and arrested him after it was determined the subject had several warrants for his arrest. That subject was identified as Ricky Cavaco (age 33 and a transient in Calaveras County). While investigating the possible theft report, several more subjects showed up in a vehicle. The passenger in that vehicle 43 year old Cicely Johnson was contacted and arrested after it was determined there was a felony warrant out for her arrest from Solano County. Several other subjects were interviewed and released at the scene. The investigation into whether the tractor was sold or was being stolen is still ongoing.

The two subjects were transported and booked into the Calaveras County Jail for the warrants:

Ricky Cavaco
Felony Warrant out of Tuolumne County – Bail $40,000
2800.2 CVC – Felony Evading
14601.2 CVC – Driving With a Suspended License
Misdemeanor Warrant out of Calaveras County – Bail $10,000
14601.2(a) CVC – Driving With a Suspended License
14601.5(a) CVC – Driving With a Suspended License from a DUI
4462.5 CVC – Display False Registration
Misdemeanor Warrant out of Calaveras County – Bail $20,000
1203.2PC – Probation Violation

Cicely Johnson
Felony Warrant out of Solano County – Bail $75,000
530.5(a) PC – Identity Theft