The crazed ex-boyfriend and actor accused of stabbing his award-winning Hollywood makeup artist girlfriend over 20 times was arrested Wednesday in Texas attempting to flee the US into Mexico.
Nick Pasqual, 34, allegedly broke into Allie Shehorn’s Sunland, Calif. home around 4:30 a.m. on May 23 and stabbed her several times.
Shehorn suffered multiple slashes to her neck along with cuts to her arms and abdomen.
The artist and special effects producer, known for her work on “Rebel Moon” and “Mean Girls” was found later in the day by her surrogate mother in a bloody scene that was not “a pretty sight.”
“This is not the kind of thing that should happen to anybody,” Christine White, the 35-year-old’s surrogate mother, told KTLA at the time. “You don’t think this is ever going to happen to you.”
“I found her and I had to go into the bedroom where it happened,” she said. “That wasn’t a pretty sight.”
Shehorn had filed a restraining order against her ex, days before the attack, accusing him of attacking her on at least four separate occasions, according to the restraining order viewed by the Daily Mail.
The restraining order alleges Pasqual attacked her multiple times, using a belt, breaking down doors, leaving her with a concussion and raping and choking her.
Pasqual, an actor with minor roles in several projects including “Rebel Moon,” and “How I Met Your Mother,” fled the scene after the attack.
Shehorn was rushed to the hospital where she was placed in the ICU in critical condition and underwent multiple surgeries.
An arrest warrant of $1,075,000 was issued for Pasqual.
Authorities captured Pasqual at the US-Mexico border checkpoint in Sierra Blanca, the California District Attorney’s office said Wednesday.
“My thoughts and heartfelt sympathies are with the victim in this horrific incident,” Los Angeles County District Attorney Gascón said. “Our office, including our Bureau of Victim Services, extends our support and resources to her as she embarks on the long and difficult journey of healing from both the physical and emotional trauma inflicted upon her.”
“This heinous incident is a stark reminder of the dangers of domestic violence,” Gascon added. “We will ensure that the individual responsible for this egregious act is held accountable for their actions.”
Pasqual was charged with one count of attempted murder, one count of first-degree residential burglary with person present and one count of injuring a spouse, cohabitant, fiancé, boyfriend, girlfriend or child’s parent.
He is also accused of “inflicting great bodily injury upon the victim under circumstances involving domestic violence.”
Pasqual will be extradited to Los Angeles County where he will face the charges.
If convicted, Pasqual faces the maximum sentence of life in state prison.
Shehorn has been making “positive steps to her recovery,” makeup artist Jed Dornoff wrote on the GoFundMe he set up for her along with a photo of Shehorn standing up with the assistance of hospital staff and a mobility walker.
“It’s still a very long road but she is facing it with courage and determination,” Dornoff added.
Shehorn was moved out of the ICU on Tuesday.
The 35-year-old has worked on numerous popular films including the “Rebel Moon” movies, the “Mean Girls” musical remake and “Babylon.”
She has also won several awards for her makeup and special effects work, specifically on horror movies, according to her IMDB page.
The fundraising page, set up to help cover medical and rehabilitation expenses has raised over $90,000 of the $100,000 goal by early Thursday morning.
