Actor Nick Pasqual Convicted of Attempted Murder

A California jury convicted actor Nick Pasqual of attempted murder on Friday after he stabbed his former girlfriend more than 20 times in her Los Angeles home last year. The 36-year-old, known for a guest role on "How I Met Your Mother," faces life in prison following his conviction on charges including first-degree residential burglary with a person present, forcible assault, domestic violence, and injuring a cohabitant. Sentencing is set for June 2.

The attack occurred around 4:30 a.m. in May 2024 at the Sunland residence of Allie Shehorn, a 37-year-old special effects makeup artist who had worked on films including "Rebel Moon Part One," "Mean Girls," and "Babylon." Pasqual broke into the home despite a restraining order Shehorn had obtained against him months earlier. Shehorn testified during the trial at San Fernando Courthouse that their relationship had turned abusive, recounting an earlier incident where "I locked the door and he just started punching holes in that door and broke that open, and I just ran into the bathroom because I thought there's another lock on that door."

Court records and Shehorn's restraining order filings detailed prior allegations of abuse,...