OAKHURST — Sheriff’s detectives are continuing their investigation into the fatal stabbing on Saturday in Oakhurst on Winding Way, and are asking for the public’s help with any information.
The Sheriff’s Office received a call of a stabbing at about 2:50 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6. The first deputy arrived within a few minutes to find bystanders performing CPR on the victim.
Deputies continued with CPR until an ambulance crew arrived, says the Sheriff’s Office, but life-saving measures were unsuccessful and the victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The victim has been identified as 45-year-old Jacob Jerome Henderson of Oakhurst. Some witnesses have reported to the Sheriff’s Office that the altercation appeared to be “between motorcycle gangs.”
Witnesses who were in the immediate area of the stabbing when it occurred identified themselves as associates of the victim, but told investigators they didn’t know who had stabbed him.
Investigators are looking into the possibility that “the incident is related to a conflict between motorcycle gangs,” and are asking for any information from the public.
A motive for the attack is still unclear, but investigators are following all leads available at this point.
Anyone with information related to this homicide is encouraged to call the Madera County Sheriff’s Office at 559-675-7770 or Valley Crime Stoppers at 559-498-STOP (7867). You can remain anonymous.
