Suspect in Sacramento Area Thunder Valley Casino Restaurant Stabbing Pleads Not Guilty

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Nagesh Rath

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26 August, 2026

Suspect in Thunder Valley Casino Restaurant Stabbing Pleads Not Guilty

SACRAMENTO, Cal (Gambling911.com) - A man accused of stabbing five of his co-workers at a casino restaurant just outside of Sacramento plead not guilty on Wednesday.

The Placer County District Attorney's Office said the defense also requested that the court appoint a doctor to analyze an advisory hearing for Joseph Naugle, 23, on September 2.

The five victims sustained injuries but all were expected to survive.

The stabbing happened on the evening of August 19 inside the casino's Dos Coyotes restaurant at the Thunder Valley Casino Resort. The stabbing happened in the kitchen area of the restaurant .

No guests were harmed during the incident.

Details on what led to the stabbings were not yet available.

The Thunder Valley Casino Resort has become an established fixture on the Gambling911.com website following a series of big jackpot wins awarded there.

Nagesh Rath, Gambling911.com

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