A man who walked into the Cibola County Courthouse with an ax and asked where he could find a judge in 2024 was convicted by a jury Thursday of attempted first-degree murder, court records show.

John Karl O'Brien, 65, was upset about a ruling handed down by Judge Amanda Sanchez Villalobos in a civil case and told others he planned to kill the 13th Judicial District Court judge.

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