Woman in coma after violent break-in at California home of Beanie Babies billionaire, officials say

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Officials accidental a 42-year-old Nevada antheral was arrested connected suspicion of attempted execution and kidnapping aft a pistillate was violently attacked during a break-in past week astatine a Southern California mansion owned by the Beanie Babies billionaire Ty Warner

MONTECITO, Calif. -- A 42-year-old Nevada antheral was arrested connected suspicion of attempted execution and kidnapping aft a pistillate was violently attacked during a break-in past week astatine a Southern California mansion owned by the Beanie Babies billionaire Ty Warner, according to authorities and tribunal documents.

The victim, named successful a transgression ailment arsenic L. Malek-Aslanian, was successful a coma aft suffering a encephalon wounded during the onslaught May 21 astatine the location successful coastal Montecito, northwest of Los Angeles.

Warner, laminitis of the institution that makes the stuffed toys that became a fad successful the 1990s, was location astatine the time, but not hurt, according to the ailment obtained by the Los Angeles Times. His narration with the unfortunate wasn't instantly clear.

Russell Maxwell Phay was arrested aft a standoff with deputies during which helium locked himself wrong a bath earlier jumping from a second-floor window, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office said successful a statement.

The nonmigratory of Henderson, Nevada, pleaded not blameworthy to aggregate charges including attempted murder, kidnapping, battle and burglary. A lawyer for Phay couldn't beryllium located and the nationalist defender's bureau didn't instantly reply to an email asking whether 1 of its attorneys is representing him.

Prosecutors said Phay had galore anterior convictions and had served clip successful situation oregon jail, but the details of his transgression past weren't instantly available, the Times said. He was being held connected $100,000 bail.

Officials did not place a imaginable motive oregon accidental whether the fishy knew the victim. The probe is ongoing.

A connection was sent Wednesday to the Santa Barbara County territory attorney’s bureau seeking an update connected the victim's condition.