MoVal Man Arraigned On Double Shooting Woodcrest Property

MORENO VALLEY, CA — A 23-year-old man accused of shooting two men during a confrontation in Woodcrest and then fleeing south of the border pleaded not guilty Monday to attempted murder and other charges.

Bryan Corona of Moreno Valley was apprehended last Tuesday near Guadalajara, Mexico. He was turned over to federal agents for extradition, culminating in his being booked into the Robert Presley Jail in downtown Riverside during the predawn hours Wednesday.

Along with two counts of attempted murder, Corona is charged with sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations.

He was arraigned before Riverside County Superior Court Judge Jason Armand, who scheduled a felony settlement conference for Oct. 4 at the Riverside Hall of Justice and left the defendant's bail set at $2 million.

Corona allegedly perpetrated the attack on May 20 in the 17900 block of Van Buren Boulevard, according to sheriff's Lt. Steve Favero.

Detectives identified the defendant as the alleged assailant following a weeklong investigation, resulting in the execution of search warrants at properties on Cottonwood Avenue, Ellsworth Street, Nanwood Drive and Rolanda Drive — all in Moreno Valley.

Corona was not located, but "numerous items of evidence were recovered," the lieutenant said.

Little information regarding the shooting was released. According to Favero, patrol deputies were sent to the Van Buren Boulevard location shortly before 1 a.m. on May 20 to investigate reports of two men down and found the victims, whose identities were not disclosed, suffering from non-life- threatening gunshot wounds.

The men were hospitalized and have since recovered.

A possible motive for the attack was not provided.

Corona has no documented prior felony convictions in Riverside County.