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The Sacramento Brief May 29, 2026 - West Sacramento Fatal Crash, Major Child Abuse Convictions, and Weekend Events Across Sacramento · The Sacramento Brief

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  Good morning. This is the Sacramento Brief, your
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  weekday roundup of overnight headlines and what's
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  ahead across the city. I'm Carol. It's Friday,
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  May 29th, 2026. Let's get you caught up. A bicyclist
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  is dead following a crash Thursday night in West
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  Sacramento. Police say the collision happened
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  just after 8 p .m. near Industrial and Harbor
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  Boulevards. The driver remained at the scene
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  and is cooperating with investigators. Authorities
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  say DUI is not suspected. The bicyclist's identity
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  has not yet been released. In Sacramento County
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  Court, two men have been convicted on a combined
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  total of 60 child sexual assault charges involving
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  nine victims over multiple decades. Prosecutors
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  say Roderick Pugh Jr. and Wayne Michael Bruley
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  were found guilty of crimes including forcible
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  oral copulation and sodomy by force. Investigators
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  also recovered more than 10 ,000 images and over
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  250 videos confirmed. to be child sexual abuse
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  material from Pew's computer. Pugh faces a maximum
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  sentence of 1 ,161 years to life in prison. Bruley
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  faces 189 years to life. Sentencing is scheduled
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  for September 18th. And another Sacramento County
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  court jury has convicted Ralph... LaRalph Choyce
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  of robbery. Prosecutors say Choice met a victim
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  at an elementary school to purchase a drone,
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  flew the drone, then allegedly pointed a firearm
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  at the victim before stealing it and fleeing.
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  Investigators later located Choyce hiding in
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  a nearby residence and recovered the drone from
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  his vehicle. Because of prior strike convictions,
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  Choice faces a potential sentence of 35 years
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  to life. Sentencing is scheduled for August 14th.
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  In City Watch, looking for a volunteer group
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  that makes a difference, the River City Waterway
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  Alliance is hosting an informal community gathering
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  tonight at Touchstone Brewery near Pipeworks
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  Climbing Gym in Sacramento. The event runs from
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  6 to 8 p .m. and is open to anyone learning more
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  about local waterway restoration efforts. No
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  RSVP is required and food and drink will be available
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  for purchase. You're tuned in to the Sacramento
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  Brief, your daily Sacramento update. Listen anytime
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  Just ask for the Sacramento Brief. And now, back
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  to the Brief. Today's weather will start off
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  with a bit of clouds before skies. gradually
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  clear expect a high near 74 degrees tomorrow
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  looks beautiful with sunshine and high around
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  83 and sunday brings a warmer temperatures with
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  sunny skies and a high approaching 90 degrees
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  in events tonight wizard robot takes stage at
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  the center for musical arts In Sacramento from
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  7 to 9 p .m., the group blends contemporary music
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  and jazz standards into a unique live performance
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  experience. Tomorrow, the California Automobile
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  Museum is offering its popular... Model T driving
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  class. Participants learn the history, operation,
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  and maintenance of the iconic vehicle before
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  getting behind the wheel themselves. Class begins
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  at 10 a .m. And on Sunday, you can get moving
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  with free dance fit class at Curtis Park beginning
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  at 11 a .m. No dance experience is required.
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  And also on Sunday, Sacramento Cocktail Week
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  wraps up with... Under the Spritz Pool Party
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  at the Hyatt Regency. It's a 21 and older event
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  and it's from 2 to 6 p .m. with live music featuring
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  cocktails and pool access. 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.