Gridley Man Faces Trial on Child Sex Charges

Gridley man faces life sentence on child sex charges

A man arrested in October on suspicion of sexually abusing a 5-year-old girl while babysitting her is heading to trial in January, the Butte County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release Thursday. The man, Marcus Johnson, 36, is currently held in Butte County Jail suspicion of having sex with a child under 10. He is on a no-bail hold and is scheduled to appear for trial Jan. 7, 2026. The maximum sentence for the crime he is accused of…

Gridley man faces trial on child sex charges

A man arrested in October on suspicion of sexually abusing a 5-year-old girl while babysitting her is heading to trial in January, the Butte County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release Thursday. The man, Marcus Johnson, 36, is currently held in Butte County Jail suspicion of having sex with a child under 10. He is on a no-bail hold and is scheduled to appear for trial Jan. 7, 2026. The maximum sentence for the crime he is accused of…

Gridley man held to answer on multiple child sex abuse charges, faces life in prison

Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said that Special Victim Unit prosecutor Stephanie Roose presented evidence in court on Tuesday showing Johnson's recurring access to the child over the course of more than a year, as he was a family…