Californian sentenced after assault

MINEOLA – After attacking an elderly man, a California man was found guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and given a 15-year prison sentence. The Wood County District Attorney’s Office reports that Arne Arthur Oliver, 46, of California, received a sentence for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon that was only five years short of the 20-year maximum. After less than an hour of deliberation, a Wood County jury found him guilty on June 16. Oliver must complete half of his sentence before being eligible for parole because the offense involved the use of a deadly weapon.

The Wood County Sheriff’s Office was called to County Road 2745 on July 8, 2025. The victim, who was the owner of the house Oliver was living in, told dispatchers that Oliver had put a knife to his throat and said, “I will slit your f— throat and gut you,” adding, “you deserve to be decapitated.”