Close-up photo of a judge’s wooden gavel held midair above a matching sound block on a courtroom desk, with the judge’s hand and blurred legal documents visible in the background.
FILE – A judge with a gavel. (Special to Bay City News/New Africa)

MENDOCINO CO., 12/18/25 – A 47-year-old man was convicted Wednesday of attempted murder and other charges for a stabbing outside of Sherwood Valley Casino near Willits earlier this year, Mendocino County prosecutors said. 

Jason Omholt, a resident of Willits and Humboldt County, was arrested after the stabbing reported on March 6 in the 100 block of Kawi Place. The victim, a 47-year-old man, was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to the county Sheriff’s Office. 

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