Crime & Safety

Man Sentenced To 30 Years To Life For Shooting Brother-In-Law In Rohnert Park

Prosecutors said the victim, a 79-year-old Rohnert Park man, lived with his wife in the North Bay community for the past 25 years.

August 12, 2022

A 76-year-old Nevada man received the maximum sentence Thursday after shooting his brother-in-law in Rohnert Park in late 2020 while wearing a Donald Trump face mask and a Santa disguise, prosecutors said.

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According to Sonoma County Jill Ravitch's office, Gerald Jacinth of Las Vegas was sentenced to 30 years to life after he was found guilty earlier this year of attempted murder and shooting at an inhabited dwelling.

Prosecutors said the victim, a 79-year-old Rohnert Park man, lived with his wife in the North Bay community for the past 25 years. Multiple disagreements arose between the victim and Jacinth over time, but the two had not been in contact with each other since at least 2014.

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