Sergeant William Daniel Eberly. Photo: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
44-year-old William Daniel Eberly held on $1.025 million bail
By Ted Asregadoo, PIO, Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office
A 44-year-old Martinez resident William Daniel Eberly (born 4/21/81) faces multiple felony charges for alleged lewd acts upon children.
There was a bench warrant out for his arrest after the DA filed the complaint. Eberly was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on Wednesday, Oct. 22.
He was arraigned, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Martinez on an 11-count complaint that includes forcible lewd acts on a child under 14 and lewd acts on a child aged 14 or 15. Two victims, identified in court documents as Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2, will remain anonymous to protect their privacy.
The alleged offenses occurred between November 1, 2020, and December 12, 2024, in Contra Costa County. Eberly was employed as a correctional sergeant with the California Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation at the time of his arrest.
Eberly pleaded not guilty to all charges at his arraignment. The judge set bail at $1,025,000 and granted two criminal protective orders requested by the District Attorney’s Office. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for November 3 at 8:30 a.m. in Department 22 at the A.F. Bray Courthouse in Martinez.
“Crimes against children demand our unwavering commitment to justice,” said District Attorney Diana Becton. “Thanks to the thorough work of the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office, we will vigorously pursue this case while ensuring the victims and their families receive the protection and support they deserve throughout the legal process.”
According to the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office, the six-foot, one-inch tall, 210-pound Eberly is Hispanic. According to other news reports, he previously worked as a San Quentin prison guard.
According to localcrimenews.com, Eberly was previously arrested in 2013 by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office for Contempt Of Court: Disobey Court Order/Process and in 2020 by the Marin County Sheriff’s Office for inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant.
Case No. 01-25-03633 | The People of the State of California v. William Daniel Eberly
William Daniel Eberly CCDA Charging Document
Allen D. Payton contributed to this report.
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