Five suspected gang members charged after they ‘stabbed and carjacked a pregnant school teacher’

Five young suspected gang members have been accused of attempted murder after they attacked a pregnant school teacher by stabbing her and stealing her car last week.

First grade teacher Tanya Nguyen, 33, was parking her car in front of her Sunland house around 6pm on March 20 when three men ambushed and stabbed her 10 times, including in her face.

Christian Reyes, 20, Andrew Bran, 19, and Jesus Morales, 18, launched their merciless attack, which was caught on dash camera footage, as Nguyen screamed ‘I’m pregnant!’

Nguyen, who is 12 weeks pregnant with her first baby, suffered a punctured lung and lost her front teeth in the vicious attack.

Five suspected gang members have been charged with attempted murder after they stabbed pregnant first grade teacher Tanya Nguyen, 33, (above) on March 20 in front of her Sunland, California home

Suspects Christian Reyes, 20, Andrew Bran, 19, Jesus Morales, 18, Christina Luna, 24, and Monica Gomez, 25, were arraigned in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday

Suspects Christian Reyes, 20, Andrew Bran, 19, Jesus Morales, 18, Christina Luna, 24, and Monica Gomez, 25, were arraigned in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday 

All five were charged with one count of attempted murder, carjacking, second-degree robbery and misdemeanor hit-and-run driving resulting in property damage and could face life in prison if convicted

All five were charged with one count of attempted murder, carjacking, second-degree robbery and misdemeanor hit-and-run driving resulting in property damage and could face life in prison if convicted

The men got Nguyen out of her Kia sedan, took off in her vehicle, violently crashed into a parked car, then fled the scene on foot. 

The three men along with suspected accomplices Christina Luna, 24, and Monica Gomez, 25, were arraigned on Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, according to Fox. 

Luna and Gomez are suspected of waiting nearby the ambush scene in a getaway car. 

All five were charged with one count of attempted murder, carjacking, second-degree robbery and misdemeanor hit-and-run driving resulting in property damage.

In the March 20 attack the three men ambushed and stabbed Nguyen then sped off with in her Kia sedan before crashing into a parked vehicle

In the March 20 attack the three men ambushed and stabbed Nguyen then sped off with in her Kia sedan before crashing into a parked vehicle

After they crashed her car, the three men fled on foot, likely to meet the two women waiting in the getaway car

After they crashed her car, the three men fled on foot, likely to meet the two women waiting in the getaway car 

Reyes faced a separate count of aggravated mayhem and alleged personal use of a deadly and dangerous weapon.

Reyes bail was set at $1.9million and the other four defendants were suggested to have theirs set at $1.4million. Luna was given an additional $75,000 because of a ‘probation matter.’

If convicted, they all face a maximum sentence of life in prison. 

At the hearing all five agreed to waive time for an arraignment plea until April 17. 

Nguyen is a married teacher at Good Shepherd Catholic School in Beverly Hills. 

On Sunday Nguyen shared this video thanking the community for their support and assuring she'd 'get through this'

On Sunday Nguyen shared this video thanking the community for their support and assuring she’d ‘get through this’ 

She was treated for her injuries, underwent a surgery on Sunday, and was released from the hospital over the weekend. The condition of the baby is not clear. 

A GoFundMe page has been set up to cover her medical expenses and has raised $46,602 of its $100,000 goal by Wednesday evening. 

She shared a video on YouTube and Facebook thanking the community for the outpour of compassion on Sunday where she nearly broke down in tears as she said ‘thank you so much for all your love and support’. 

‘I’m completely overwhelmed by it and very grateful for all of your support and being there through this time. I’m going to get through this, I promise,’ she said.   

L.A. police are still investigating the assault.

 

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