Actor Nick Pasqual sentenced to life for attempted murder

Actor Nick Pasqual has been sentenced to life in prison for the attempted murder of his former girlfriend, award-winning makeup artist Allie Shehorn, following a violent 2024 attack at her Southern California home. The sentencing, which took place Tuesday, came after Pasqual was convicted last month on multiple felony counts including attempted murder, forcible assault, and domestic violence.

Prosecutors said Pasqual, 36, stabbed Shehorn more than 20 times inside her residence in Sunland, California, on May 23, 2024. During the sentencing hearing, Judge Hayden Zackey described the attack as exceptionally violent and told Pasqual he was one of the worst offenders to come before the court. The judge stated that Pasqual had narrowly avoided a possible death sentence, crediting Shehorn's determination to survive for sparing him that outcome.

"I've never seen a person more hellbent on terrorizing another person," Judge Zackey told the defendant. "To call you a human being is an insult to society." According to reports from the courtroom, spectators applauded as the sentence was announced.

Before the sentence was handed down, Shehorn addressed the court in an emotional victim impact...