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The Sacramento Brief Monday August 31, 2026 | Two Major Convictions, County Accountability and Elk Grove Fun · The Sacramento Brief

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  I'm Carol. It's Monday, August 31st, 2026. Let's
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  get you caught up. Two Sacramento County cases
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  with eerily similar circumstances have ended
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  in convictions. A jury convicted Devin Devon
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  Smith of assault with a deadly weapon, shooting
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  at an occupied vehicle, and being a felon in
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  possession of a firearm. Prosecutors say that
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  on December 26, 2022, Smith leaned out of a car,
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  stopped in front of a truck at a red light and
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  fired twice. One bullet struck just below the
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  rear passenger side window, narrowly missing
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  people inside. Jurors also found that Smith personally
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  used a firearm and had a prior strike conviction
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  for burglary. He faces up to 24 years in prison.
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  Sentencing is scheduled for September 11th. In
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  the second case, Anthony Gibbs was convicted
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  of attempted murder and two counts of shooting
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  at an occupied vehicle and being a felon in possession
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  of a firearm. Prosecutors say Gibbs fired at
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  least eight rounds into an occupied car on December
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  1st of 2023. The front seat passenger was shot
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  in the cheek and the driver was hit four times,
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  including the back and shoulder. The jury convicted
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  found that Gibbs. used a firearm, and that the
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  crime involved planning or sophistication. He
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  faces up to 31 years and four months. Sentencing
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  in this case is scheduled for September 21st.
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  Now, your Monday forecast. Sacramento will be
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  sunny with a high near 81. Southwest winds will
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  run 6 to 10 miles per hour with gusts up to 21.
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  Company. In City Watch, Sacramento County supervisors
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  received an update on homeless services and plans
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  for a forensic audit of the countywide spending.
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  During the fiscal year 2025 -26, county -funded
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  programs served 6 ,662 people, with 43 % of those
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  exiting programs moving into permanent housing.
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  Prevention and rehousing programs achieved higher
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  rates of 77 % and 78%, while half of those participants
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  reported no income, while another 36 % earned
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  less than $20 ,000 a year. In the coming fiscal
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  year, the county plans to contract more than
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  $65 million to community organizations providing
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  shelter, outreach, and other services. And finally
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  today, two family -friendly events are happening
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  today at a seat at the table books in Elk Grove.
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  Ashley's summer reading program and pizza party
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  starts at 5 p .m. Children who completed 10 books
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  and bring their reading log can receive free
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  pizza, swag, and treats, but everyone is welcome.
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  Then at 7 p .m., Soda and Stories offers an all
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  -ages read -aloud with Italian sodas, coloring,
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  and an evening of storytelling. Books will generally
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  be geared towards ages 8 to 13. And each attendee
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  must have a ticket. Both events are taking place
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  at a seat at the table books on Laguna Springs
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  Drive in Elk Grove. That's all for today's Sacramento
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  Brief. You'll find the links to today's events
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  in the 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.