Hollywood actor Nick Pasqual, accused of stabbing his estranged girlfriend last month, was extradited from Texas to Los Angeles and has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder.
Pasqual, 34, allegedly stabbed the woman multiple times after breaking into her home in Los Angeles’ Sunland neighborhood around 4:30 a.m. on May 23, prosecutors said. She was seriously injured and had to be hospitalized.
After the attack, Pasqual allegedly fled the state before law enforcement officials apprehended him at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint in Sierra Blanca, Texas, the LA County District Attorney’s Office said.
He has been charged with one count each of attempted murder, first-degree home invasion with a person present and injuring a spouse, cohabitant, fiancée, boyfriend, girlfriend or child’s parent. A warrant was issued for his arrest after he reportedly went on the run.
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On Thursday, he pleaded not guilty in a San Fernando courtroom after landing at LAX a day earlier. He was ordered held without bail, with his next court date set for July 16.
Prosecutors have said he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted of all charges.
The victim, identified by the Los Angeles Times as makeup artist Allie Shehorn, had a restraining order filed against Pasqual at the time.
A GoFundMe page set up to help pay her hospital bills said she was “fighting for her life” in the days after the attack.
Last Saturday, the page posted photos of Shehorn who appeared to still be in the hospital, her hands heavily bandaged. The post said she was “doing her best to stay positive, but the battle is tough.”
“There are complications that we cannot release to the public at this time,” the page reads. “But she is feeling better and appreciates the love and support.”
As a make-up artist, Shehorn has worked on films such as Mean Girls, Babylon and Rebel Moon.
According to his IMDb page, Pasqual has performed on TV shows such as How I Met Your Mother and Archive 81.
