Overview
- A parent volunteer who is an off-duty Sacramento police detective disarmed and detained a 20-year-old outside St. Mary Parish Church during an Ash Wednesday all-school Mass, and no students encountered the suspect.
- U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced a federal indictment for possessing a firearm within a school zone, with separate state charges also filed.
- Investigators reported finding additional ammunition and a camouflage jacket in a nearby vehicle and later recovered multiple firearms during searches.
- A stack of handwritten notes recovered by law enforcement contained suicide references and threats, which prosecutors cite as evidence of preparations for a violent incident.
- Brian Girardot Jr. is being held at the Sacramento County Main Jail without bail eligibility reported by local outlets, was arraigned in county court, and is scheduled to return to court on Wednesday.