A Daly City husband has admitted to a brutal confrontation that prosecutors say unfolded after he came home to find another man hiding in his bedroom with his wife. Yesterday, 37-year-old Wilber Ismael Ortez Ramos pleaded no contest to attempted voluntary manslaughter in connection with a late May stabbing that left the victim with severe arm injuries, including severed tendons that required surgery.
Plea deal and prison stakes
Ortez Ramos entered a no contest plea to attempted voluntary manslaughter and admitted enhancements for inflicting great bodily injury and using a deadly weapon. Under the deal, he faces a maximum of seven years in state prison. Prosecutors had previously pursued an 11-year, eight-month sentence and initially charged him with attempted first-degree murder before the case was scaled back. In September, a judge ruled there was not enough evidence to support attempted murder or a premeditation allegation, according to The Mercury News.
What prosecutors say sparked the attack
According to prosecutors, the violence erupted on May 30, when Ortez Ramos returned home and discovered another man hiding under a bed with his wife. When the man came out from under the bed, Ortez Ramos allegedly grabbed a 12-inch knife and repeatedly said he was going to kill him. The victim tried to block the attack with his arm and suffered a deep cut that severed three tendons. He needed stitches, surgery and, trailing blood, ran to a nearby police parking garage to get help. The early charging documents and the district attorney's account were detailed by Patch.
Earlier charges dropped, next court date set
Prosecutors initially filed several counts against Ortez Ramos, including assault with a deadly weapon and making death threats. They also brought child-endangerment charges that were later dismissed after his wife said she did not want those counts to move forward. San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said the judge capped any sentence at seven years under the plea, and that his office was satisfied with that limit. “The judge put a seven year max on it and prosecutor felt that would adequately cover it,” he told The Mercury News. Ortez Ramos is scheduled to return to court for a hearing on February 18, 2026.
