SAN DIEGO – A Jan. 20, 2026, trial date has been set for a woman who was ordered to stand trial on charges she stabbed two men in Ocean Beach following an angry incident.
Jana Nicole Halaska, 29, was ordered to stand trial for the attempted murder of Gabriel Millan and assault with a deadly weapon on Christopher Abrahamsen. Both men testified against her on Aug. 25.
San Diego Superior Court Judge Peter Deddeh conducted the preliminary hearing on Aug. 25. Halaska pleaded not guilty at the end of the hearing, and she waived her right to have a speedy trial.
A GoFundMe request was set up for both men shortly after the April 12 incident, which took place at 1:06 a.m. at Bacon Street and Newport Avenue. Both men were strangers to Halaska, but Milan had a brief argument with one woman and kicked her, according to a court document.
It is alleged that Halaska walked over and yelled, “That’s not how you treat a lady!” and stabbed Milan several times, according to records. Milan was stabbed in the back, shoulder, and chest, and had a collapsed lung.
Abrahamsen, 36, also suffered a collapsed lung and said he had damage to his diaphragm and heart in his GoFundMe request he filed seeking funds for his hospitalization.
A third man suffered injuries to his hands that same night and was interviewed by police. It turns out that the third man was with Halaska, but he didn’t realize he was injured by her when she was swinging a knife, according to court records.
Because the third man was with Halaska, she was not charged with injuring him. The third man claimed he was injured by someone else, records say. He showed up at the same hospital where the other two victims were treated.
Video surveillance cameras from Ocean Beach merchants showed the third man was with Halaska before the stabbing. Halaska’s images from surveillance cameras also led to her arrest on April 29 in Hillcrest.
She has denied the charges and remains in the Las Colinas Women’s Detention Facility on $500,000 bail.
