No housing leads for sexually violent predator

A check-in was held Monday in relation to the release of William Robert Stephenson, a sexually violent predator who was granted conditional release into the county in July 2023. The Placer County District Attorney's Office confirmed the Department of State Hospitals reported there are no new housing placement locations for the court to review. A location in Alta was proposed for Stephenson's placement earlier in the year, but the residence at 33935 Alta Oaks Road was rejected by the Placer County Superior Court on Feb. 13. Stephenson's defense attorney confirmed a pending writ petition before the Court of Appeal remains under review, the DA's Office reported. "The writ petition asks the California Court of Appeal to overturn a Placer County Superior Court ruling that blocked the proposed conditional release placement of SVP William Stephenson to a home in Alta," the DA's Office said in an email newsletter Monday afternoon. "The Placer County District Attorney has filed an opposition response to this writ." The DA's Office confirmed no action was taken at Monday's hearing. The next check-in is scheduled at 1 p.m. Monday, July 20, in Department 4 of the Placer County Historic Courthouse in Auburn.