Nick Pasquale, the 34-year-old actor best known for his role as the leading man on the hit series How I Met Your Mother, was tracked down and arrested by police in a small Texas town. He was only 25 kilometers from the US-Mexico border when he was trying to flee the country. To escape from an assault case against his ex-girlfriend
Pascual now faces charges of attempted murder, domestic violence and aggravated assault. His victim was Allie Shehorn, 35, a special effects makeup artist, who was stabbed more than 20 times by Pascual on May 23, 2024.
George Gascón, District Attorney of Los Angeles, California, said the actor will be returned to California to face court. But there is no specific timetable yet. He is currently being held in the Hudspeth County Jail, a small town in the Sierra Blanca region of Texas.
Shehorn, the victim of this case, revealed that she suffered for several months from regular beatings and physical abuse by the actor. Including her rape. Before the murder attempt occurred, she submitted a request to the court to issue an order preventing him from approaching her. Which is effective from May 18, 2024
Pascual broke into Shehorn's California home on May 23, 2024, at approximately 4:30 a.m. and attacked the woman with a knife in her bedroom.
Shehorn suffered between 20 and 30 slash and stab wounds, and her throat was slit several times. Shehorn's surrogate mother, Christine White, had signs of blunt force trauma to her arms and stomach. He was the one who found her body.
After being transferred to the hospital, Shehorn underwent several surgeries and is in intensive care.
After that, Pascual was extradited to California and will have to appear in court, where he will be found guilty of the charges against him. You will have to serve a life sentence.
Nick Pasquale had a prominent role in the 2011 season of How I Met Your Mother, playing Will, the hero's college friend. He also has works in Archive 81 (2022) and Poor Paul (2023).
source: ladbible.com, nypost.com
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