BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man accused of shooting and paralyzing a man in 2021 then kidnapping the man’s girlfriend pleaded no contest to multiple charges Thursday.
Noel Al-Hamidi, 35, pleaded no contest to attempted murder, kidnapping and assault with a gun, according to court records. Six other felony counts were dismissed.
Al-Hamidi faces 28 years and four months in prison at his sentencing next month, said District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Daniela Gonzaga.
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The shooting happened Jan. 24, 2021, after the victims offered Al-Hamidi a ride. The woman told police her boyfriend and Al-Hamidi had an altercation and she offered him a ride to calm things down.
They drove from Roadway Inn & Suites on Chester Lane and were traveling through a neighborhood east of Chester Avenue and south of Brundage Lane when Al-Hamidi shot her boyfriend and forced him out of the car, the woman told police.
She said she tried to get out but Al-Hamidi pointed a gun at her head and forced her to drive.