The woman is in coma after being violently attacked during Wednesday’s break-in at California baby billionaire Tie Warner, according to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office.
Russell Maxwell Fey, 42, from Nevada, was arrested last week after allegedly breaking into a Montecito home, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
The Sheriff’s Office alleges that during the May 21 incident, Phay claimed he “hardly” beat a woman at home, then barricaded her in the bathroom upstairs.
The criminal charges obtained by Salinas’ NBC affiliate KSBW have been identified as “L. Malek-Aslanian,” the allegedly “L. Malek-Aslanian,” as a result of the attack. The homeowner was identified as “T. Warner” in the complaint.
Amber Frost, a communications specialist at the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office, confirmed with NBC News that “T. Warner” is a Tie Warner.
The news station reported that Warner, known for hiding, was at home at the time of the attack but was not injured. The woman was a 60-year-old financial services expert who previously worked in Warner’s Hotels division, KSBW reported.
The criminal charges said the victim was “particularly vulnerable.”
When deputies arrived at their home, they found the woman suffering from “severe injuries outside the residence,” a news release from the sheriff’s office said. She was immediately rushed to the hospital.
Fai barricaded inside the house. The sheriff’s office said deputies were initially unaware of whether Fai had taken anyone hostage, and called out the special enforcement team and crisis negotiation team to support them.
After learning that no other residents were in the house, deputies tried to speak to Phay. But Faye “schooled through the window in the two-storey bathroom and tried to escape,” the sheriff’s office said. He was later arrested.
According to the complaint, Fai was charged with attempted murder, robbery, temptation and assault. He is in custody on $100,000 bail and it is unclear if he holds an attorney.
Phay was featured in a 2014 San Francisco Chronicle article about a special court exclusively for military veterans. At the time, Fay was accused of chasing and threatening his wife after taking her son to Colorado.
KSBW also reported that Phay was charged with battery and assault in 2018, but the lawsuit was dismissed last year.
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