Crime · Salida, CA
Salida Throat-Slashing Defendant Pleads Guilty; Sentencing Set Nov. 5
Anthony Kulp, 37, of French Camp pleaded guilty to premeditated attempted murder causing great bodily injury with a deadly weapon for the Dec. 20, 2020 attack on his ex-girlfriend along Pirrone Road in Salida, California. The victim suffered life-threatening injuries after Kulp slashed her throat from ear to ear; she called 911 and underwent surgery. Kulp had been released on zero bail the day before the attack under Stanislaus County's emergency COVID-19 bail schedule, a decision Sheriff Jeff Dirkse publicly criticized. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 5, where Kulp faces life in prison with the possibility of parole.