Butte County jury this afternoon handed down a first-degree murder verdict regarding the April 15, 2020 killing of Joshua Elysee, then 21 years old. Johnny Osby, of Chico, was also found guilty of assault with a firearm and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The jury also found special allegations to be true that Osby was lying in wait and fired from a vehicle at the time of the murder. Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said on April 14, 2020, around 9:00 p.m. the Chico Police Department responded to a report of multiple gunshots heard in the 1500 block of Nord Avenue.. thats when they discoverd the homicide victim.. . Sentencing is set for July 18, 2024, when Osby will be facing life without the possibility of parole.