Woman Arrested for Stabbings in Ocean Beach

By Paul Krueger / Special to the OB Rag

Court and jail records confirm Jane Halaska is charged with three felonies: attempted murder of Gabriel Millan, and assault with a deadly weapon on Christopher Abrahamsen. She is also charged with felony possession of a controlled substance.

Court records reveal that victim Gabrial Millan told police he had been arguing with a different woman, whom he described as “a heavy-set Hispanic female” in the alley behind Hodad’s on Newport Ave when another woman “stabbed him without warning.”

According to the the SDPD investigator’s declaration, “Millan (later) admitted that he had kicked the heavy-set Hispanic woman, and the other woman (suspect Halaska) had yelled at him, ‘That’s not how you treat a lady.'”

Evidence in the case against Halaska includes a black folding knife with blood on the blade found near a dumpster behind Hodad’s.

On April 15, two days after the stabbings, an SDPD detective obtained surveillance video from Hodad’s. That video reportedly shows the stabbing victim (Millan) arguing with the heavy-set Latina victim, then kicking and pushing her. The video also shows the suspect, Halaska, running towards Millan as she pulled a black knife from her right pocket. Halaska allegedly “stabbed at Milan five times towards his chest then “swung the knife” towards the second victim’s back and allegedly stabbed him twice in the chest.

According to the declaration, the SDPD detective tracked suspect Halaska to an apartment in Hillcrest. The detective also searched a law enforcement database that revealed “numerous crime cases associated with Jana Halaska, but that she had never been arrested in California.”

The detective compared a driver’s license photo of Halaska with the surveillance video and positively identified her as the suspect. A superior court judge signed a warrant for Halaska’s arrest on Tuesday, April 29.

Police arrested her at 7:30 pm that night, and took her to the Las Colinas Women’s Jail, where she’s being held without bail. Halaska was scheduled to appear in court tomorrow morning, May 1, to be formally charged with the alleged crimes.

Here’s the SDPD official statement from May 1:

Suspect Arrested in Stabbing of Two Males in Ocean Beach

On April 13, 2025, at approximately 1:08 AM, the San Diego Police Communications Center received a report of a stabbing at Bacon Street and Newport Avenue in the Ocean Beach neighborhood. Officers from Western Division responded quickly and located two victims suffering from multiple stab wounds. The victims were transported to the hospital by Paramedics for treatment.

The first victim is described as a 36-year-old white male. He suffered multiple stab wounds and is expected to survive. The second victim is described as a 29-year-old white male. He suffered from multiple stab wounds and is expected to survive. The identity of the victims will not be released at this time.

Western Division investigations received information from the community, and after a thorough investigation it appears the suspect and victims are unknown to each other. One of the victims was involved in a confrontation with an unrelated victim that led up to the stabbing. During the investigation, Jana Nicole Halaska of San Diego was identified as the suspect in this case.

On April 29, 2025, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Jana Halaska was taken into custody in the 400 block of Robinson Avenue. She is described as a 29-year-old white female. She was subsequently booked into Las Colinas Detention Facility for one count of Attempted Murder, one count of Assault with a Deadly Weapon, and one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to call Western Division at (619) 692-4000 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.