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Veteran Charged with Attempted Murder in Celebrity Break-In
12/23/2025
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- Russell Maxwell Phay, a Nevada Army veteran, faces multiple charges, including attempted murder, after a violent break-in at Ty Warner's California estate.
- Phay allegedly believed Katy Perry was controlling him and mistook a woman inside the home for Perry's mother.
- This was his second violent assault in days.
- Phay is held on $1 million bail and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 2.
