Russell Maxwell Phay, 42, has been arrested on charges including first-degree attempted murder after violently assaulting Linda Malek-Aslanian, a 60-year-old woman, in Ty Warner's Montecito mansion. The incident occurred on May 21, leading to Malek-Aslanian suffering a brain injury and falling into a coma. During the attack, Warner was present but unharmed. Following the assault, Phay barricaded himself in a bathroom before surrendering to police, highlighting the violent nature of the incident.
Russell Maxwell Phay, 42, of Nevada, was arrested and hit with first-degree attempted murder and other related charges for invading the Ty Inc. billionaire's Montecito home.
The victim, Linda Malek-Aslanian, was taken to a nearby hospital where she remains comatose due to a brain injury sustained in the heinous attack.
The alleged attacker barricaded himself inside a bathroom after the beating and eventually surrendered to police.
Warner was home at the time of the break in and assault but was not harmed, local station KSBW reported.
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