Actor Nick Pasqual extradited from Texas pleads not guilty to murder of ex-girlfriend

Hollywood actor Nick Pasqual, accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend last month, has been extradited from Texas to Los Angeles and has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder.

Pasqual, 34, allegedly stabbed the woman multiple times after breaking into her home in the Sunland neighborhood of Los Angeles around 4:30 a.m. on May 23, according to prosecutors. She was seriously injured and had to be hospitalized.

After the attack, Pasqual allegedly fled the state before law enforcement arrested him at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint in Sierra Blanca, Texas, the Los County District Attorney's Office said. Angeles.

He was charged with one count each of attempted murder and first-degree burglary in the presence of a person and injuring a spouse, common-law partner, fiancé, boyfriend, girlfriend or parent of a child. An arrest warrant was issued for him after he allegedly fled the scene.

On Thursday, he pleaded not guilty in a San Fernando courtroom after landing at LAX a day earlier. He was ordered held without bail and his next court appearance is set for July 16.

Prosecutors said he faced a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted of all charges.

The victim, identified by the Los Angeles Times as makeup artist Allie Shehorn, was then the subject of a restraining order against Pasqual.

A GoFundMe page set up to help pay her hospital bills said she was “fighting for her life” in the days after the attack.

Last Saturday, the page posted photos of Shehorn appearing to still be in the hospital, his hands heavily bandaged. The post said she is “trying her best to stay positive but the struggle is difficult.”

“There are complications that we cannot make public at this time,” the page reads. “But she feels better and appreciates the love and support.”

As a makeup artist, Shehorn has worked on films such as Mean Girls, Babylon and Rebel Moon.

According to his IMDb page, Pasqual has starred in TV shows such as How I Met Your Mother and Archive 81.