She was a California comeback story, serving juvenile probation in a UC Davis dorm for killing a teen, when arrested again

She was 15 when she was placed on juvenile probation for killing 15-year-old Omari Lowery in Sacramento County. Nearly five years later, she was arrested again — accused of dealing drugs from the UC Davis dorm room where she was serving out the remainder of her sentence, arrest records show.

Officers reported allegedly finding live ammunition hidden in a sock in her dresser, a digital scale, more than 100 plastic baggies, text messages appearing to show drug sales, and $4,121 in cash.

CBS California is not including her name in this article because she was a minor at the time of the original offense. She has not finished her sentence and was still under juvenile commitment when she was arrested as an adult in her UC Davis dorm room.

Records reviewed by CBS California Investigates show she had served roughly three years in secure juvenile custody when a Sacramento County judge found she'd made enough progress to step her down into California's Less Restrictive Programming , or LRP.

The state program lets courts move young offenders out of secure facilities into community-based settings, from halfway houses to, in this case, a university dorm, before their sentence is complete.

She was released into the Underground Scholars program at UC Davis , a state-funded UC program for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated students. She moved into campus housing in December 2025.

This is the first story in what CBS California Investigates expects to be an ongoing series on the state's LRP system, as public records requests are fulfilled.

Her probation officer searched her dorm room July 29 and reported allegedly finding marijuana, boxes of vape cartridges, a digital scale, text messages and a price list appearing to show drug sales, cash and ammunition — all items her release conditions barred her from having.

She was charged as an adult in Yolo County with felony possession of ammunition by a prohibited person, misdemeanor possession of ammunition on school grounds, and misdemeanor possession of marijuana for sale, court records show. She was arraigned July 31, pleaded not guilty, and posted a $25,000 bail bond in that case.

That case is separate from the probation violation she now faces in Sacramento County Juvenile Court, tied to her original 2021 case — two proceedings in two counties running in parallel, and her custody status under the juvenile matter is not addressed in the Yolo court record.

Her court order requires weekly meetings with Underground Scholars Director Gunner Johnson as a condition of her placement.

CBS California Investigates has reached out to Johnson with a series of program-related questions.

Months before her recent UC Davis arrest, California featured the 20-year-old student as a success story – proof the program works.

Records show she was serving as a youth advocate for the Office of Youth and Community Restoration (OYCR), the state agency that oversees the broader LRP system. A March 2026 OYCR presentation names her in that role.