Felon Who Stabbed Mother In San Jacinto Heads To Prison

SAN JACINTO, CA — A felon who attacked his 76-year-old mother at her San Jacinto home, inflicting nearly fatal stab wounds, was bound for state prison Tuesday to serve a 10-year sentence after pleading guilty to attempted murder and other charges.

Pascual Herrera Carlos, 53, on Friday admitted the attempted murder count, along with elder abuse and sentence-enhancing allegations of using a deadly weapon during a felony and inflicting great bodily injury.

The plea was made directly to Riverside County Superior Court Judge Jorge Hernandez during a status hearing at the Banning Justice Center. Prosecutors objected to the term of imprisonment when the judge announced it, but he imposed it anyway.

According to sheriff's Sgt. Anthony Pelato, on the morning of Sept. 28, 2022, the defendant was involved in an unspecified confrontation with his mother, whose name was not disclosed, inside her residence in the 300 block of South Kirby Street, near Cottonwood Avenue.

The encounter culminated in an assault, during which the defendant grabbed a knife and plunged it into the victim several times, resulting in "severe wounds," Pelato said.

He said Carlos then fled the residence, after which the woman called 911.

Paramedics and patrol deputies reached the location within minutes and rendered aid to the victim. She was hospitalized and ultimately recovered, according to the sergeant.

Detectives obtained a warrant for the defendant's arrest, initiating a search that lasted until late November 2022, when authorities in San Diego County located and took Carlos into custody without incident.

He was transferred to Riverside County a few days later.

Carlos had prior felony convictions in another jurisdiction that weren't listed in court documents.