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Sacramento Brief — May 20, 2026 - Sacramento Brief: Fugitive Captured in Mexico, Mushroom Poisoning Warning & County Fair Begins · 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 Wednesday,
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  May 20th, 2026. Let's get you caught up. A Sacramento
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  fugitive accused of the 2024 death of Angelica
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  Bravo is now in custody after being captured
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  in Mexico. According to the FBI Sacramento field
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  office, 40 -year -old Camron Lee was apprehended
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  May 17th in Primo Tapia, Baja, California, following
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  a public tip generated through the months -long
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  bilingual reward campaign. Lee's two children,
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  five -year -old Athena and four -year -old Mateo
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  Lee, were also safely recovered and reunited
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  with family in California. Lee has been wanted
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  in connection with the July 2024 death of his
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  partner, Angelica Bravo, whose body was discovered
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  inside the home on Didcot Circle. Federal and
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  local agencies say Lee fled with the children
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  shortly after her death. Sacramento Police Department,
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  Sacramento County District Attorney's Office,
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  the FBI, Sacramento Office, Mexican authorities,
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  and several federal agencies all assisted in
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  the international operation. Officials say Lee
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  will now face murder charges in Sacramento County.
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  Authorities also emphasize that charges remain
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  allegations unless they are proven in court.
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  In City Watch, Sacramento County Public Health
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  is warning residents not to pick or eat wild
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  mushrooms after three new poisoning cases were
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  confirmed locally. Health officials say cases
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  involve the highly toxic death cap and western
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  destroying angel mushrooms, both of which closely
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  resemble edible varieties. All three Sacramento
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  County patients were hospitalized. Statewide
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  officials say at least four adults have died
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  and multiple liver transplants have been linked
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  to poisonous mushroom exposure during the current
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  outbreak. Between November and mid -May, California
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  Poison Control identified 49 poisoning cases
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  across Northern California and the Central Coast
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  involving people ranging from toddlers to seniors.
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  Public health officials warn the mushrooms remain
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  toxic even after cooking, boiling, freezing,
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  or drying. Poison Control at 800 -222 -1222.
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  ask for the Sacramento Brief. And now, back to
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  the Brief. Today's weather will be sunny and
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  hot with a high near 93. Tonight clear skies
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  and overnight low around 58. For events, if you're
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  looking for something a little different this
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  week, a plant and sip. Experience is happening
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  tomorrow night at Lucid Winery, an event venue
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  in downtown Sacramento. Guests can create their
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  own wine glass terrarium while enjoying a relaxing
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  winery atmosphere. The event runs from 6 to 9
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  p .m. and tickets are 50 bucks. And the Sacramento
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  County Fair returns to Calix Boat. beginning
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  tomorrow. It's a five -day event featuring carnival
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  rides, livestock exhibits, food vendors, live
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  entertainment, petting zoos, and family activities
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  and runs through Memorial Day Monday. That's
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  all for today's Sacramento Brief. You'll find
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  the links to today's events in the show notes.
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  I'm Carol. Thank you for trusting me with your
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  morning. Be safe, stay sharp, and I'll see you
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  tomorrow.