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Man Gets 32-Year-to-Life for Stabbing Restraining-Order Victim

6/4/2026

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Pasqual Sentenced

Nick Pasqual was sentenced to 32 years-to-life for the May 23, 2024 stabbing of Allie Shehorn in Sunland, California.
A jury found him guilty of attempted murder, rape, residential burglary, and injuring a partner.
Shehorn, who filed a restraining order days earlier, survived after 20 stab wounds and surgery.
Pasqual fled toward the border and was caught at a Texas checkpoint.
The judge cited an April 29 call in which Pasqual mocked Shehorn.

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Pasqual Appeals

GoFundMe page launched after the May 23, 2024 attack raised funds for Allie Shehorn’s expenses.
Allie Shehorn’s June 2, 2026 victim impact statements emphasized long-term trauma and urged awareness.
Nick Pasqual, known for playing Will on “How I Met Your Mother,” said his team will pursue an appellate process.
District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman praised Deputy District Attorneys Sam Abourched and Chelsea Blatt and listed the National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233) as a resource.

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Pasqual Stabs

Pasqual was released on $50,000 bail five days before the May 23, 2024 stabbing.
He was arrested for domestic violence on May 18, 2024, then freed pending trial.
He fled and was caught at a U.S.–Mexico checkpoint in Sierra Blanca, Texas.
The judge noted a mocking call and that Shehorn was “clinically dead twice,” after Jed Dornoff said Pasqual returned to threaten her.

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Pasqual Sentenced

Nick Pasqual was sentenced to 32 years-to-life for the May 23, 2024 stabbing of Allie Shehorn in Sunland, California.
A jury found him guilty of attempted murder, rape, residential burglary, and injuring a partner.
Shehorn, who filed a restraining order days earlier, survived after 20 stab wounds and surgery.
Pasqual fled toward the border and was caught at a Texas checkpoint.
The judge cited an April 29 call in which Pasqual mocked Shehorn.

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