MENDOCINO CO.., 2/11/26 — A Mendocino County jury found a Fort Bragg man guilty of assault with intent to commit rape, the District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. William Hill, 42, was found guilty of a cold case assault with intent to commit rape and aggravated kidnapping, prosecutors said.

The case against Hill used investigations from the Ukiah Police Department, the District Attorney’s Office and DNA evidence.

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Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions...