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Santa Clarita Attempted Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

A Santa Clarita attempted murder suspect who tried killing his wife and son in 2019, in a case that detectives called “one of the worst domestic violence assaults they have seen,” pled “not guilty” in court on Friday. 

David Charles, of Santa Clarita, pled not guilty to two counts of attempted murder and one count each of injuring a spouse, mayhem, child abuse under circumstances or conditions likely to cause great bodily injury or death and assault with a deadly weapon on Friday, said  an official spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. 

On Sept. 2, 2019, deputies responded to the 30500 block of Jasmine Valley Road in Canyon Country regarding a domestic violence call, according to Sheriff’s officials.

Upon deputies’ arrival, they found the victim, a female adult in her 50’s, severely injured and unable to speak. The suspect, the victim’s husband, had fled the location.

“The charges are in relation to a domestic violence case,” said Shirley Miller, former spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, back in 2019.

The victim was transported to the hospital by paramedics, according to Miller.

​​When he reportedly fled from this crime, Charles allegedly committed several other crimes on the 14 Freeway in Canyon Country, including failing to yield to law enforcement while driving and reportedly causing multiple crashes, including one with his son inside the vehicle. 

Charles also reportedly entered the southbound 14 Freeway from Sand Canyon Road going north, which resulted in a multi-vehicle traffic collision around 5:30 p.m., according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) officials.

After the crash occurred, Charles reportedly fled the scene on foot with his son and ran across the northbound lanes and down onto Soledad Canyon Road, said CHP Officer Eric Priessman.

He then allegedly attempted to carjack someone, but was struck by the vehicle, resulting in him sustaining a compound femur fracture, according to Priessman.

Charles was taken to the hospital where he stayed until being booked at the Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station. 

Charles is expected to return to court on Nov. 9 for a pretrial hearing.

 


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About Linsey Towles

Linsey Towles is currently a sophomore and journalism major at College of the Canyons and graduated from Saugus High School in 2021. She began as an intern at KHTS in Fall 2020 and was hired in June as staff writer for the news team where she covers breaking and feature news.