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Travis Lannings mugshot after his arrest Monday morning. His first court appearance is scheduled for Wednesday, and he faces a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon.

Mace attacker awaits court date

Kameron Schmid and Kameron Schmid April 21, 2015

A former American River College student who brutally attacked a woman and her dog with a medieval morningstar-styled mace in the early hours of March 23 is now being charged with attempted murder, but...

Travis Lanning, seen here posing with the mace that he used to attack a woman and her dog Monday, posted numerous similar photos to his public Facebook account two weeks before the incident.

Sacramento mace-attacker unable to appear in court for the second day in a row

Kameron Schmid and Kameron Schmid March 26, 2015

For the second day in a row, Travis Lanning, the Sacramento man who brutally attacked a woman and her dog with a medieval-styled mace Monday morning, was unable to appear in court due to a psychotic episode. The...

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