Man charged with attempted homicide after driving truck into house

A Pablo man is back in the Lake County Jail after being treated for burns after crashing his truck into a residence in the Pablo area in November.

Paul Glen Ailport, 64, was already facing criminal charges for allegedly firing a weapon toward neighbors’ homes while high on methamphetamine on July 13, 2023. He is now facing charges of attempted deliberate homicide, arson and criminal mischief.

According to court records, at about 9:20 a.m. Nov. 10, 2023, reports were made to Lake County emergency dispatchers of a truck “crashing into a residence.” The vehicle was engulfed in flames and the driver was slumped over inside the truck.

The reporting party indicated that it appeared as if the driver deliberately drove the truck into the residence, and also indicated that Ailport had previously threatened to drive his truck into his neighbor’s home on Paper Trail Road. One neighbor said Ailport had even asked which bedroom belonged to a particular resident of the home.

The property owner pulled Aiplort from the truck. He had burns on his back, shoulders, right arm and hand and had to be transported to a burn unit in Utah for treatment.

An investigation revealed that Ailport may have been accelerating towards the victim’s house before the collision. The investigation also documented “severe fire damage to the northern wall and siding.”

A 19-year-old female, identified only by the initials A.S., was about to step into the shower when the collision knocked a steel beam, approximately 13.5-feet long and weighing 300 pounds, through the wall, narrowly missing her head. She believed it landed less than a foot away and would have killed her if it had struck her.

The investigation also led to the discovery of a 228-shot “Triple Cannon” firework that had fallen out of the truck. Burn marks in the grass appeared to have been caused by exploding fireworks.

After being treated for his burns in Utah, Ailport was transported back to the Lake County jail to face charges. His bail is set at $500,000.