Nick Pasqual, actor known for a guest role on How I Met Your Mother, has been convicted of attempted murder after stabbing his estranged girlfriend, Allie Shehorn, more than 20 times in a brutal attack in 2024.
A jury in California on Friday found Pasqual guilty of attempted murder, first-degree residential burglary with a person present and injury to a spouse, cohabitant, fiancé, boyfriend, girlfriend or child’s parent, according to the Daily Mail.
Prosecutors said he broke into Shehorn’s Sunland home in May 2024 and launched a frenzied assault that left her fighting for her life.
Pasqual fled the state after the attack and attempted to cross into Mexico before being apprehended at the Fort Hancock International Bridge in Sierra Blanca, Texas.
He was extradited back to California to face charges.
He now awaits sentencing and faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Shehorn, a respected special effects makeup artist whose credits include Mean Girls and Rebel Moon, gave harrowing testimony during the trial.
She described locking herself in a bathroom when Pasqual kicked in the doors to reach her.
“I just hope justice is done,” she told the Daily Mail in 2024, adding that he “can’t get away with it.”
Her friend Christine White, who lived in the same house, discovered Shehorn bleeding and acted quickly to save her life.
A GoFundMe campaign later detailed the extent of her injuries, including scarring to her neck, partial vision loss and permanent damage to her hands.
The outlet reported that Shehorn had already secured a restraining order against Pasqual before the attack.
She alleged that he had beaten her with a belt, broken down doors and raped and strangled her in the months leading up to the stabbing.
Pasqual’s criminal history includes DUI convictions in 2013 and 2014.
His acting resume includes appearances on Archive 81 and producing credits on the comedy series National Day Riff.
