A woman who stabbed a man on the Blue Line Trolley while it was stopped in La Jolla faces up to 27 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to attempted murder.

It has not yet been disclosed if Angelina Montes Stricklen, 31, knew the sleeping victim, 21, but they were not together when the Oct. 22 incident occurred.

Witnesses said Stricklen came up beside the man and stabbed him several times. The man woke up and managed to stumble out of the trolley where it was stopped at 3449 Nobel Drive in La Jolla at 5 p.m.

Police said witnesses told them she said nothing and went back to her seat. She exited the trolley at the UTC station on Genessee Avenue, police said.

The victim flagged down Metropolitan Transit System security for help on the elevated structure and paramedics were called, who then took him to a hospital.

The Nobel Drive stop is on the Blue Line Trolley and is the first stop on northbound trains in La Jolla after the 5-mile gap as trolleys navigate Rose Canyon.

San Diego Crime Stoppers released photos of Stricklen to the media on Oct. 25 and offered a $1,000 reward to anyone who provided info that led to her arrest and conviction. She was arrested Oct. 30.

Court records show she pleaded guilty to attempted murder and admitted to all allegations and all prior offenses including a prior violent felony, which is why she faces a maximum 27-year sentence.

San Diego Superior Court Judge Rachel Cano set sentencing for Jan. 25. Stricklen remains in the Las Colinas Women’s Detention Facility without bail.

Her previous conviction from 2021 from Vista Superior Court says she committed child endangerment with a weapon, but it does not say what happened. The court document says it was a “violent felony.”

The prosecutor and defense attorney could not be reached for comment. The file from the 2021 case is at the Vista courthouse. She also has a prior conviction for vandalism in 2012, according to court records.