Trainer Ari Herbertson has been sentenced to one year in jail and two years' probation after he entered a no contest plea to assault with a deadly weapon in Alameda County Superior Court in Alameda, Calif.
Herbertson, of El Sobrante, Calif., was charged with four felonies in February 2020 in connection with an assault of a woman near Golden Gate Fields in January 2019. Herbertson was arrested at the racetrack after law enforcement indicated a DNA match to Herbertson had been made in the case.
In November, the Alameda County court website erroneously listed Herbertson as having entered a no contest plea to sexual penetration with a foreign object, one of the original charges against him. That charge and two others were dismissed as part of his no contest plea to assault with a deadly weapon. The court has since corrected its record.
A legal representative for Herbertson indicated the trainer will receive credit for time served and is anticipated to be released in June 2022. He is currently incarcerated at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, Calif., according to Alameda County court records.
The California Horse Racing Board's website lists Herbertson's license as “in compliance,” though it is scheduled to expire Dec. 31, 2021.
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