Jury finds man guilty of attempted murder in Covelo in which he used a hammer to try and kill a marijuana business associate

A Superior Court jury returned from its deliberations at noon today with a guilty verdict against Adam Michael Kendall, age 28, of Harrison, New Jersey, for attempted murder.


Kendall was found guilty of a murder he attempted in Covelo back on May 16, 2015. The jury found true a special finding that Kendall personally used a hammer in this attempt to kill a marijuana business associate. The jury also found true a special finding that Kendall personally inflicted great bodily injury on the victim with the hammer. Kendall will appear in court on Thursday, Sept. 14, at 9 o'clock in the morning for the setting of a future date for pronouncement of the judgment and sentence, and for the referral to probation for a social study and sentencing recommendation.  Meanwhile, the judge ordered the defendant's bail status changed to a no bail hold.

The prosecutor who presented the People's evidence to the jury was District Attorney David Eyster. The investigating law enforcement agencies were the Round Valley Tribal Police, the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office, and the District Attorney's own investigators.  The Presiding Judge of the Mendocino County Superior Court, John Behnke, presided over the five-day trial.