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The Sacramento Brief May 22, 2026 - Armed Robber Sentenced to 251 Years to Life as Sacramento County Advances New Homelessness Governance Plan · The Sacramento Brief

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  This is the Sacramento Brief, your weekday roundup
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  of overnight headlines and what's ahead across
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  the city. I'm Carol. It's Friday, May 22nd, 2026.
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  Let's get you caught up. A school bus and another
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  vehicle crashed head -on yesterday morning in
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  rural Sacramento County. According to the California
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  Highway Patrol, the collision happened around
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  10 .50 a .m. on Scott Road near Boys Ranch Road,
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  north of Rancho Marietta. CHP say there were
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  no students on the bus at the time of the crash.
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  Both vehicles suffered major front -end damage,
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  and one -way traffic control was in place while
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  crews cleared the scene. The extent of injuries
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  has not yet been released. Also, a Sacramento
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  County man has been sentenced to 251 years to
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  life in prison following a series of violent
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  armed robberies targeting families and retail
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  parking lots. Prosecutors say 23 -year -old William
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  Ellis used a revolver during multiple robberies
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  in 2023, threatening victims. and stealing jewelry,
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  wedding rings, and family heirlooms. In one case,
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  investigators say Ellis pressed the gun against
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  the ribcage of a 5 -year -old boy and the neck
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  of a 15 -year -old girl. The jury convicted Ellis
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  of seven counts of robbery and felony evasion.
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  Deputy District Attorney Danny Lee prosecuted
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  the case through the Major Crimes Unit. Meanwhile,
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  in Sacramento County, murder case is now moving
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  towards sentencing. Prosecutors say D 'Anthony
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  Chaney was convicted of first -degree murder
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  after fatally shooting Terrence Lindsey outside
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  Mike's Liquor in South Land Park Drive back in
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  January of 2022. Investigators say Chaney exchanged
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  words with the victim inside the store, then
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  waited outside with a handgun before shooting
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  Lindsey seven times at close range. Chaney fled
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  the scene the next morning to another state and
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  was later arrested in Reno. He faces up to 53
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  years to life in prison, sentencing a schedule
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  for July 31st. And in South Sacramento, two theft
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  suspects were arrested after leading officers
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  on a brief... foot pursuit on Wednesday afternoon.
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  Police say officers responded to reports of a
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  theft in progress near Florin Road and 17th Street.
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  Investigators located the suspect aboard a nearby
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  bus, but when officers attempted to stop them,
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  they both fled. Officers quickly detained both
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  individuals and arrested them on related charges.
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  Now to City Watch. Sacramento County leaders
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  are moving forward with a major overhaul of how
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  homelessness services are coordinated across
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  the region. This week, the Sacramento County
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  Board of Supervisors voted to appoint Supervisors
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  Patrick Kennedy and Rich Desmond to the newly
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  formed Planning Task Force focused on creating
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  a unified regional homelessness governance structure.
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  County officials say the effort comes after more
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  than two years of discussions between Sacramento
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  County, the city of Sacramento, Sacramento Steps
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  Forward, and other local jurisdictions about
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  how to better coordinate homelessness response
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  efforts amid rising unhoused population and increasing
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  strains on funding streams. Proposed framework
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  would create a single governance board serving
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  dual roles, acting as federally continuum of
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  care board while also advising local governments
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  on shelter operations, encampment response, housing
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  coordination, and broader homelessness policy.
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  Supporters say the unified structure could improve
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  regional coordination, strengthen accountability,
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  and make Sacramento more competitive for future
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  state and federal homelessness funding opportunities.
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  ask for the Sacramento Brief. And now, back to
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  the Brief. Today's weather will be another hot
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  and sunny day with a high near 93. Winds stay
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  relatively light through the afternoon before
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  picking up slightly overnight. Cooler temperatures
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  return this holiday weekend with a high in the
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  mid -80s. Saturday and Sunday overnight lows
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  hit around 50. If you're looking for something
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  to do this Memorial Day weekend, the Mack Road
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  Block Party returns Saturday 11 a .m. to 2 p
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  .m. at 7833 Center Parkway in South Sacramento.
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  The free community event includes barbecue, face
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  painting, bubbles, local resource booths, and
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  opportunities to meet Sacramento Council members
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  Maple and Vang. Saturday night, We All Grown
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  Up takes over Kickin' Mule. So that's the name
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  of the event. “We All Grown Up” takes over Kickin'
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  Mule in West Sacramento with a throwback old
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  school music night for the 30 and Up crowd. This
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  event runs from 9 p .m. to 1 .30 a .m. And on
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  Sunday, Ribs returned to the barn in West Sacramento
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  from 4 to 9 p .m. for a Memorial Day weekend
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  evening of music, food, outdoor vibes, and events.
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  This is a 21 and over event. That's all for today's
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  Sacramento Brief. You'll find the links for today's
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  events in the show notes. I'm Carol. Thank you
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  for trusting me with your morning. Be safe, stay
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  sharp, and I'll see you Monday.