A woman is in a coma after she was violently attacked during a break-in Wednesday at the California mansion of Beanie Babies billionaire Ty Warner, the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office said.
Russell Maxwell Phay, a 42-year-old from Nevada, was arrested last week after allegedly breaking into a home in Montecito, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
The sheriff's office allege that during the May 21 incident, Phay "violently" beat a woman at the home and then barricaded himself in an upstairs bathroom.
A criminal complaint, obtained by NBC affiliate KSBW of Salinas, identified the victim as "L. Malek-Aslanian," who is said to be "comatose due to brain injury" as a result of the attack. The homeowner was identified in the complaint as "T. Warner."
Amber Frost, a communications specialist for the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office, confirmed to NBC News that "T. Warner" is Ty Warner.
The news station reported that Warner, who is known for being reclusive, was home at the time of the attack, but was not harmed. The woman was a 60-year-old financial services expert who previously worked for Warner’s hotels division, KSBW reported.
The criminal complaint said that the victim "was particularly vulnerable."
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Russell Maxwell Phay, a 42-year-old from Nevada, was arrested last week after allegedly breaking into a home in Montecito, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
The sheriff's office allege that during the May 21 incident, Phay "violently" beat a woman at the home and then barricaded himself in an upstairs bathroom.
A criminal complaint, obtained by NBC affiliate KSBW of Salinas, identified the victim as "L. Malek-Aslanian," who is said to be "comatose due to brain injury" as a result of the attack. The homeowner was identified in the complaint as "T. Warner."
Amber Frost, a communications specialist for the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office, confirmed to NBC News that "T. Warner" is Ty Warner.
The news station reported that Warner, who is known for being reclusive, was home at the time of the attack, but was not harmed. The woman was a 60-year-old financial services expert who previously worked for Warner’s hotels division, KSBW reported.
The criminal complaint said that the victim "was particularly vulnerable."
Break-in at Beanie Babies billionaire's California home leaves woman in coma
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office said Russell Maxwell Phay beat a woman at the home and then barricaded himself in an upstairs bathroom.
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