A man who attempted to stab San Diego County sheriff’s deputies in a pair of attacks that occurred months apart has pleaded guilty to charges of attempted murder and assault on a peace officer.
Ernesto Olea, 31, admitted Monday to the May 9, 2025, attack on a deputy at the San Diego Central Courthouse in downtown San Diego, and the Oct. 20, 2025 attack on another deputy at the George Bailey Detention Facility in Otay Mesa.
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