"When Citrus Heights police began investigating a Bay Area man for possible involvement in a home invasion robbery, they came across an unexpected piece of evidence: their suspect was wearing a GPS device as a condition of release for his pending murder case, according to court records. Now, eight months after he was released from jail, 34-year-old Jashawndre Upshaw is back behind bars, this time facing two violent felony cases."
"Upshaw committed the robbery less than four months after his July 24, 2025 release from jail, which was enable by Judge Brian Caruth's order to set Upshaw's bail at $200,000. A defense motion argued Caruth should set revoke the standard no-bail order for murder cases and set it at an amount consistent with an attempted robbery, which is more in line with the allegations about Mr. Upshaw's involvement."
"He was still wearing the device last Nov. 4, when he and a cohort allegedly entered an apartment, one of them armed with a gun, and demanded cash and valuables from a married couple inside. Upshaw was pulled over in the vehicle used by the suspects the next day, but denied involvement in the robbery, a court filing by his probation officer says. Records from the GPS device placed Upshaw at the robbery scene, authorities said in court filings."
Jashawndre Upshaw, 34, was released from jail on $200,000 bail set by Judge Brian Caruth for a pending murder case, with the condition of wearing a GPS monitoring device. Less than four months after his July 2025 release, Upshaw allegedly committed an armed robbery in Citrus Heights with a cohort, stealing $40,000 in cash and a $7,300 necklace from two victims at gunpoint. GPS records placed Upshaw at the robbery scene on November 4. He was arrested the following day and now faces murder charges in Oakland under the provocative act theory and robbery and burglary charges in Citrus Heights. His bail was revoked in January, and he remains incarcerated with bail set at $1 million.
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