Gabe Smith turns himself in for attempted murder in Willits

WILLITS, CA., 9/6/18 — Very early yesterday morning a man 35 year old man was shot in the chest at the Patriot Gas Mart on the north end of Willits. The victim was flown to a trauma center, and, though his specific condition is unknown, it is believed that he’s alive.

Then this morning, Gabe John Smith, 44, a resident of the area, who has known Sheriff Tom Allman for two decades, contacted the sheriff and turned himself in for the shooting. The two apparently met in Willits, and Sheriff Allman himself then transported Smith to the county jail. Smith was booked on a charge of attempted murder, with a quarter million dollar bail.