Overview
- Prosecutors say Rejean Morgan Tabor is charged with one count of willful, deliberate and premeditated attempted murder plus two misdemeanor battery counts, one misdemeanor assault count and one misdemeanor child abuse count.
- The attack, which occurred on Wednesday, June 17, began when Tabor allegedly approached a woman from behind inside the Tierra Rejada Road Target and strangled her while covering her mouth and nose.
- Shoppers who intervened were reportedly pushed, bitten, struck or scratched and a 16-year-old customer was also attacked, with one woman hospitalized after the incident.
- Simi Valley police arrested Tabor inside the store and he remains jailed on $750,000 bail after an initial court appearance where the defense raised doubts about his mental competency.
- Prosecutors say the alleged assault happened less than 24 hours after Tabor was released on mandatory supervision following completed Ventura County sentences, prompting renewed questions about release and supervision policies.