Overview
- The 41-year-old made his first public court appearance on March 10, his first in nearly a decade.
- He faces felony counts tied to May 2018 events, including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, criminal threats, brandishing a knife, and battery.
- Prosecutors allege a multi-day spree from May 2 to 5, 2018, during which five men were attacked and one was stabbed in the head.
- Courtroom photos show new facial tattoos, including devil horns and “5250” on his left cheek, a reference to California’s 14-day involuntary psychiatric hold.
- His conservator, Mela Murphy, says he has been drug-free and a model patient for five years at Patton State Hospital, participating in recovery and life-skills programs.