Garcia was booked for attempted murder after a Pasadena domestic assault report.

A booking on suspicion of attempted murder is an accusation. It is not a conviction. Garcia, 28, of Pasadena, was arrested early Monday after officers say a woman reported an assault and that her vehicle was taken. Injury descriptions and a traffic stop are the investigation account, not a finding that he tried to kill anyone.

Pasadena Police Lt. Anthony Russo said officers responded about 1:56 a.m. Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, to the 300 block of Avocado Lane after a woman reported that her roommate assaulted her and took her vehicle. Officers learned the suspect was the victim's boyfriend. The victim is a 33-year-old Pasadena woman. A roommate report and a later identification of the suspect as her boyfriend are what police say they learned. They are not a verdict.

Reporting described bruising and redness to her neck as consistent with strangulation, and water in her lungs, after she was held underwater for a substantial amount of time. Pasadena Fire paramedics treated her at the scene. She was not transported to a hospital. Those injury descriptions and the on-scene treatment are the reported condition. They are not a conviction.

Police located Garcia nearby, driving the victim's vehicle, made a traffic stop, and arrested him without incident. The weapon was described as the suspect's hands. He was booked on suspicion of attempted murder. A traffic stop, that weapon description, and a booking are process. Garcia is presumed innocent.