Things aren’t looking so good for Shelley Malil, the actor best known for his role in “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” who was arrested Monday for attacking his girlfriend Kendra Beebe with a knife, causing great bodily injury. According to The Associated Press, Wednesday, the actor pleaded not guilty to attempted murder, but, if convicted, he could get a maximum sentence of life in prison.

Shelley Malil, 43, is held on $10 million bond as Superior Court Judge Marshall Hockett deemed him a flight risk. The charge against him carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. For now he is held at San Diego County Detention Center. His girlfriend Kendra Beebe, 35, the mother of two, was taken to a hospital as she was in critical condition Sunday. She is expected to survive.

According to prosecutor Steven Carver, Shelley Malil went to Kendra Beebe’s house on Sunday, located in suburb of San Marcos, and attacked her with a knife. Malil came up to the woman and started stabbing her without a previous discussion or fight. Fortunately Shelley Malil was stopped by a man who came to visit Kendra Beeebe but the actor found another knife inside the house and continued the attack. Hearing all that noise, a neighbor came and took the second knife from Malil, stopping him for good.

“There was a prolonged attack. He did not stop his murderous acts voluntarily but because of the heroic acts of the neighbor,” said Steven Carver.

Kendra Beebe was stabbed 20 times and 3 stabs punctured her lungs and throat. She is still hospitalized and her condition is stable.

Shelley Malil was arrested on Monday, as his lawyer Sean Leslie told him to take the train from Los Angeles to Oceanside and surrender. Steven Carver said that the actor was convicted in 2005 of a misdemeanor hit-and-run while he was driving under the influence of alcohol.

Shelley Malil became known with a Budweiser commercial and he appeared in many TV shows, including “NYPD Blue” and “Scrubs.”