Overview

• On May 21, Russell Maxwell Phay allegedly forced his way into the Montecito home of Beanie Babies billionaire Ty Warner and assaulted 60-year-old Linda Malek-Aslanian, leaving her comatose from a brain injury.
• Phay barricaded himself in a second-floor bathroom, attempted to escape by jumping from a window and was taken into custody by deputies and a K-9 unit.
• He faces first-degree attempted murder charges that include special allegations of personally inflicting great bodily injury resulting in a coma, along with burglary, kidnapping and assault counts.
• Malek-Aslanian, a former financial services expert for Warner’s hotels division, remains in a coma at a local hospital as prosecutors prepare their case.
• Investigators say Phay had no known connection to the homeowner or victim and may have believed the property was his, and court records show he received military weapons training and faced past domestic violence charges.