An East Palo Alto man is facing myriad assault charges for allegedly attacking a friend of his ex-partner with a crowbar while shouting that he wanted to kill him, prosecutors said.

Luis David Martinez Aldana, 31, was charged Monday with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, criminal threats, false imprisonment by violence and felony vandalism, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office. Several of the charges have enhancements for use of a deadly weapon and causing great bodily injury.

Martinez Aldana has yet to enter a plea for the charges as the arraignment, originally set for Monday, was continued to allow for the appearance of a court-appointed attorney from the Private Defender Program.

An attorney has yet to be assigned to the case, according to court

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