A 32-year-old Anaheim man has been convicted of stalking his ex-girlfriend and stabbing two of her friends as he confronted her in Fullerton, according to court records obtained Thursday.
Renner Efrain AplicanoGuevara was convicted Wednesday of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, domestic violence, vandalism, possessing a short-barreled shotgun and stalking, all felonies. The defendant is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 27.
The defendant had dated the woman for two years, but broke up two months before the Nov. 8, 2020, stabbings, prosecutors said in court papers.
The victim said he would follow her to her house between July 1, 2020, and Nov. 8, 2020, prosecutors said. If she didn’t answer his calls he showed up unannounced at her residence, prosecutors said.
“When the defendant was present in her house he would throw things against the wall, he would hit (the victim), and his aggressive behavior would scare (the victim),” prosecutors said. “He stated he would destroy everything by making a big fuss, so she would be fired from her job.”
AplicanoGuevara was acquitted of a felony count of attempted burglary and a misdemeanor count of petty theft based on allegations he went into her home on Oct. 2, 2020, and stole $5,000 in cash.
Police were sent to the victim’s home about 10 p.m. Nov. 8, 2020, regarding the attacks on her friends at her apartment complex at 2001 Deerpark Place, prosecutors said.
The woman had been out with her friend, who she asked to ride home with, prosecutors said. Another friend followed them to take her friend home after they dropped off the defendant’s ex-girlfriend, prosecutors said.
AplicanoGuevara used his car to block his ex-girlfriend’s vehicle and then he jumped out of the car and punctured the front driver’s side tire multiple times with a knife, prosecutors said. The defendant then dashed over to the passenger side of the car and when his ex-girlfriend was getting out he punched her three times, knocking her out, prosecutors said.
When the woman’s male friend got out of the car the defendant “lunged” at him, prompting the man’s uncle to run over to help his nephew, prosecutors said.
The defendant jabbed one man on the left side, leading the victim to spend five days in a hospital where he had to have his spleen removed, prosecutors said. His uncle sustained a “superficial” cut on his right arm, prosecutors said.
AplicanoGuevara got in his car and sped away, and the woman said her phone and purse were missing, prosecutors said. When her phone was found it was smashed and her purse was recovered in her apartment, prosecutors said.
When police caught up with the defendant they found the loaded weapon in his car, prosecutors said.