The two elderly victims of an assault with a deadly weapon that was reported yesterday on Arlette Lane in Diamond Springs were 80 year-old Faye Holderman and her husband 91 year-old Gerald Holderman. Fay appeared to have injuries to her head and face from being battered and Gerald underwent surgery yesterday for a possible gunshot wound. Their current medical condition is unknown.
At the scene, Sheriff’s Detectives determined there were signs of forced entry into the home but it didn’t appear to be ransacked. It is yet undetermined if anything was stolen.
The family was notified yesterday and are with the victims. They are also asking for privacy as they deal with this traumatic event.
Sheriff’s Detectives are actively working this case. If anyone has any information regarding this crime, please contact Detective Ken Barber at (530) 642-4710 or Detective James Peterson at (530) 642-4713.

Lt. Tom Murdoch

At 0843 hrs this morning, our 911 center received a phone call from an unidentified female. The female who sounded to be in distress, said she and her husband were held hostage since before midnight last night. The female told the dispatcher that she and her husband were both injured and she couldn’t get up. She said the responding deputies may have to force entry into her home. The unidentified female stopped talking to the dispatcher, sounding like she had difficulty breathing.
On arrival, deputies found an 80 year-old female down on the living room floor. The 92 year-old male, her husband, was also located inside the residence. Both had obvious serious injuries. They were treated on-scene by medics and transported to Marshall Hospital.
The single family residence, on the 500 block of Arlette Lane in Diamond Springs, is being treated as a crime scene. El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Detectives and our CSI Team are on-scene.

Lt. Tom Murdoch

An elderly resident of El Dorado County was recently targeted by a telephone scam.  In this event, the caller claimed that the resident and a family member had warrants out for their arrest. These warrants were said to be for missing jury duty. The caller demanded that the bail on the warrants be paid immediately. The caller threatened to send Deputies to arrest the resident if payment was not made within ten minutes. A law enforcement scanner was heard in the background and the caller became angry when questioned by the resident. Fortunately, no money was wired to the caller. Several local Sheriff’s Offices in the region including Placer, Sacramento and Yolo have reported similar jury duty telephone scams affecting their residents. Neither the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office or El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office solicit payments for bail on arrest warrants over the telephone. Any such solicitation is fraudulent and should be reported to Sheriff’s Dispatch immediately at 530-621-6600.