Brennan Doyle was 16 when he stabbed Donna Ongsiako in her home, claiming he was under the influence of hallucinogenic mushrooms. Prosecutors didn't buy it.
When Donna Ongsiako opened her front door just after midnight to let in her cat, the last thing she expected to see was a stranger with a knife. It was July 7, 2013, and up to that point, Donna says, it had been a routine weekend."I tried to slam and shut the door," Ongsiako said."He stuck the knife through the opening, and I cut my finger so that I immediately let go of the door. And then he pushed his way in.
Police and first responders arrived within minutes, but the young man had fled. Ongsiako was rushed to the hospital and was in surgery for more than seven hours. It saved her life. A tip led investigators to 16-year-old Brennan Doyle, who lived near Ongsiako's home. Doyle fit the description of the suspect sketch around town, the tipster said, and, what's more, he had recently cut his"skater"-style hair short.
In the fall of 2013, employees of a bowling alley in the strip mall where Ongsiako's car had been abandoned alerted police that they had found a knife on their roof. Investigators got a warrant to search Doyle's home where they retrieved a similar knife. They had already obtained a warrant for Brennan's DNA, which ultimately matched DNA found in Ongsiako's stolen car. In late October, Doyle was arrested and charged with six counts including attempted murder and carjacking.
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