Overview
- Prosecutors say Rejean Morgan Tabor grabbed and began strangling an adult woman from behind inside the Tierra Rejada Road Target on Wednesday, June 17, before other shoppers stepped in to stop the attack.
- Officials allege Tabor then attacked multiple Good Samaritans who intervened, including pushing a woman to the ground, biting and scratching another person, and attacking a 16-year-old customer.
- Ventura County prosecutors charged Tabor with one felony count of willful, deliberate and premeditated attempted murder plus two misdemeanor battery counts, one misdemeanor assault count and one misdemeanor child abuse count.
- Tabor was arrested at the scene, made an initial court appearance with no plea after the defense raised a doubt about his competency, and remains jailed on $750,000 bail with a competency hearing set for July 16, 2026.
- The alleged attack occurred less than 24 hours after Tabor was released on mandatory supervision following completion of prior Ventura County sentences, a timing detail that has intensified public and official scrutiny of release and supervision policies.