Actor Shelley Malil, 43, was arraigned on one count of attempted murder with premeditation and one count of personal use of a knife and inflicting great bodily injury Wednesday in the alleged stabbing of his ex-girlfriend last weekend. Malil allegedly stabbed the woman more than 20 times in her San Marcos home.
Malil, who pleaded not guilty, had his bail raised to $10 million and faces life in prison if convicted.
Malil is best known for his supporting role in "The 40 Year Old Virgin." He was arrested on Monday in Oceanside as he left a train.
An actor who played in the movie hit "The 40 Year Old Virgin" is under arrest and suspected of stabbing his estranged girlfriend in San Marcos over the weekend.
Authorities arrested Shelley Malil without incident at around 6:15 p.m. Monday after he arrived by train at an Oceanside rail depot. Malil, 43, was the boyfriend of a woman who was stabbed repeatedly and left in critical condition at a home in San Marcos shortly before 9 p.m. Sunday.
Malil, a Sherman Oaks resident originally from the Indian state of Kerala, had reportedly been in a relationship with the woman but it ceased recently.
Malil is facing charges of attempted murder, residential burglary and mayhem.
Actor Shelley Malil, 43, was arraigned on one count of attempted murder with premeditation and one count of personal use of a knife and inflicting great bodily injury Wednesday in the alleged stabbing of his ex-girlfriend last weekend. Malil allegedly stabbed the woman more than 20 times in her San Marcos home.
