Defendant Convicted of Shooting Murder in Citrus Heights Apartment

DATE: November 13, 2026

CASE: Joshua Brisbane (Case#23FE010367)

PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Dinah Mielke, Homicide Unit

On November 12, 2026, Joshua Brisbane was convicted by a jury of the first-degree murder of Jason Simmons. The jury also found true a use of firearm allegation.

Joshua Brisbane was estranged from his wife. The victim was living in a back room of his wife's Citrus Heights apartment. At the time he moved in, Brisbane did not live at the apartment. When Brisbane returned to the apartment, the victim texted a girlfriend that he was concerned for his safety because Brisbane did not know he was living in the back room. The next day, the victim was executed in his bedroom by a single gunshot to the forehead. Phone records and video surveillance placed Brisbane at the apartment during the time of the murder. A bullet projectile located near the victim was determined to have been fired from the handgun located in Brisbane's vehicle. Brisbane's DNA was also found on the firearm and gunshot residue was found on his hands.

Brisbane faces a maximum sentence of 50 years to life in prison. Sentencing is set for January 28, 2027, at 1:30 PM in Department 12D before the Honorable Kenneth Brody.