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Woman in coma after violent break-in at Beanie Babies mogul's Montecito mansion

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duck-like school pozpig
  05/28/25
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Frum razzle-dazzle shrine
  05/28/25
really good stuff right here
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duck-like school pozpig
  05/31/25
The homeowner was identified in the complaint as T. Warner. ...
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  05/31/25
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contagious karate bawdyhouse
  06/01/25
i thought these rich people had safe rooms.
motley incel
  05/31/25
apparently this one could only fit one.
bright pontificating mother
  05/31/25


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Date: May 28th, 2025 2:00 PM
Author: duck-like school pozpig

https://abc7.com/post/montecito-break-woman-coma-attack-beanie-babies-mogul-ty-warners-home/16571797/

MONTECITO, Calif. (KABC) -- A woman was left in a coma after she was violently attacked by a stranger during a break-in at the Montecito mansion of Beanie Babies mogul Ty Warner, authorities said.

Deputies responded to the home last Wednesday and immediately rushed the woman to a hospital after she was found with "severe injuries" outside the residence, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office.

A massive law enforcement presence equipped with armored vehicles descended on the home as the suspect barricaded himself in an upstairs bathroom, the sheriff's office said in a news release.

"The suspect attempted to flee by climbing out of a second-story bathroom window," authorities said in the release. "He jumped to the ground where he was apprehended by deputies and a Sheriff's K9."

Russell Maxwell Phay, 42, of Henderson, Nevada, now faces multiple charges, including attempted murder, in connection with the home invasion and assault, according to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office.

The victim was identified in a criminal complaint as L. Malek-Aslanian. The attack left her "comatose due to brain injury," the complaint stated.

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Woman in coma after violent break-in at Beanie Babies mogul's Montecito mansion

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Wednesday, May 28, 2025 10:40AM

Woman in coma after break-in at Beanie Babies mogul's Montecito home

A violent break-in occurred at the Montecito mansion of Beanie Babies mogul Ty Warner that left a woman in a coma, officials said.

MONTECITO, Calif. (KABC) -- A woman was left in a coma after she was violently attacked by a stranger during a break-in at the Montecito mansion of Beanie Babies mogul Ty Warner, authorities said.

Deputies responded to the home last Wednesday and immediately rushed the woman to a hospital after she was found with "severe injuries" outside the residence, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office.

A massive law enforcement presence equipped with armored vehicles descended on the home as the suspect barricaded himself in an upstairs bathroom, the sheriff's office said in a news release.

"The suspect attempted to flee by climbing out of a second-story bathroom window," authorities said in the release. "He jumped to the ground where he was apprehended by deputies and a Sheriff's K9."

Russell Maxwell Phay, 42, of Henderson, Nevada, now faces multiple charges, including attempted murder, in connection with the home invasion and assault, according to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office.

Russell Maxwell Phay.

Russell Maxwell Phay.

Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office

The victim was identified in a criminal complaint as L. Malek-Aslanian. The attack left her "comatose due to brain injury," the complaint stated.

L. Malek-Aslanian

L. Malek-Aslanian

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The complaint alleges that Phay entered the home with the intent to burglarize it, then held Malek-Aslanian against her will and assaulted her, causing great bodily injury. The victim was "particularly vulnerable," the complaint stated.

Sheriff's officials said investigators do not "have any indication" that the suspect and the victim knew each other. Malek-Aslanian once worked for Warner and was also an executive with New York Life.

The homeowner was identified in the complaint as T. Warner. The Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office confirmed that to be Ty Warner.

Warner, 80, was at home during the incident but was able to escape unharmed, according to the criminal complaint.

Phay was charged Friday with first-degree attempted murder with premeditation and deliberation, residential burglary, kidnapping, assault and resisting a peace officer, the district attorney's office said. He is additionally charged with special allegations for personally inflicting great bodily injury resulting in a coma.

Phay has pleaded not guilty to his charges. His bail has been set at $1 million.

He is scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on June 2. Attorney information was not immediately available.

Phay, who served in the military about 20 years ago, has a criminal history that includes assault and battery, and prison time for threatening his wife.

ABC News contributed to this report.

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Date: May 28th, 2025 2:00 PM
Author: Frum razzle-dazzle shrine

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Date: May 28th, 2025 2:01 PM
Author: contagious karate bawdyhouse

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Date: May 30th, 2025 12:46 PM
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Date: May 30th, 2025 1:00 PM
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Date: May 31st, 2025 12:18 PM
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Date: May 31st, 2025 12:18 PM
Author: duck-like school pozpig

The homeowner was identified in the complaint as T. Warner. The Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office confirmed that to be Ty Warner.

Warner, 80, was at home during the incident but was able to escape unharmed, according to the criminal complaint.

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Date: June 1st, 2025 12:55 AM
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Date: May 31st, 2025 12:21 PM
Author: motley incel

i thought these rich people had safe rooms.

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Date: May 31st, 2025 12:25 PM
Author: bright pontificating mother

apparently this one could only fit one.

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