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The Sacramento Brief Tuesday, June 16, 2026 - Child Sex Assault Conviction, Firearm Arrest & Vision Zero Safety Plan · 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 Tuesday,
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  June 16th, 2026. Let's get you caught up. A Sacramento
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  County jury has convicted Phillip Pherigo on 21
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  counts of child sexual assault. Prosecutors say
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  Pherigo sexually abused the victim over a four
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  -year period, beginning when the child was five
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  years old. The jury also found multiple aggravating
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  factors, including that the victim was particularly
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  vulnerable. The crime involved planning and sophistication.
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  and that Frigo abused his position of power.
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  He now faces a maximum sentence of 135 years
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  to life in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for
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  October 2nd. In overnight police activity, Sacramento
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  officers arrested one person on firearms -related
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  charges following a disturbance near Nixos Way
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  and Meadowview Road. Police say responding officers
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  assisted by the department's air unit located
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  the individuals involved after reports that a
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  firearm had been seen during an argument. Officers
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  recovered the weapon and arrested one suspect
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  on firearms charges while a second person was
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  taken into custody on outstanding warrants. City
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  Watch. The city of Sacramento is asking residents
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  to help shape the future of traffic safety. The
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  draft Zero Vision Action Plan is now available
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  for public review through August 17th. The updated
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  plan outlines strategies aimed at reducing serious
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  and fatal traffic crashes and includes updates
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  to the city's high -injury network. Residents
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  can review the proposal online, submit comments,
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  or attend one of the five public workshops later
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  this month and in July. Two virtual workshops
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  will also be offered by Zoom attendance with
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  advanced registration. You're tuned into the
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  Sacramento Brief, your daily Sacramento update.
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  Listen anytime on Spotify, YouTube podcasts,
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  or your smart speaker. Just ask for the Sacramento
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  Brief. And now, back to the Brief. For today's
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  weather, we're going to expect sunny skies with
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  a high near 93. Winds will be coming out of the
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  southwest this afternoon between 5 and 9 miles
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  per hour. Tonight will be clear with a low around
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  58 degrees and gusty winds reaching up to 20
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  miles per hour. For events, if you're looking
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  to unwind this after work, Free outdoor yoga
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  continues tonight at Fremont Park from 6 to 7
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  p .m. Classes are open to all experience levels.
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  Just bring a yoga mat and a water bottle. And
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  this Friday, the Sacramento Comedy Spot presents
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  the Hella Black Collective, an improvised comedy
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  show inspired by audience interaction and storytelling.
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  Doors open at 7 .10 p .m. with the show beginning
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  at 7 .30. That's all for today's Sacramento Brief.
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  You'll find the links to today's events in the
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  show notes. I'm Carol. Thank you for trusting
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  me with your morning. Be safe, stay sharp, and
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  I'll see you tomorrow.