Man Shot During Attempted Valley Home Burglary Pleads Not Guilty

INDIO, CA — A Hemet man who was shot by a homeowner last fall while allegedly trying to break into a Desert Hot Springs residence pleaded not guilty Wednesday afternoon to burglary and attempted robbery charges.

Casual Lee Glenn, 24, was wounded last Nov. 14 while allegedly trying to kick down the front door of the residence. Seeing that Glenn was armed with what he later claimed was a pellet gun, the homeowner fired twice through the door, striking Glenn in the stomach, according to an arrest warrant declaration.

One of the residents told police that the intruder initially tried to make entry through a window, then the door, with the entire incident captured on home surveillance video, according to the declaration.

Glenn was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center in critical condition, where sheriff's deputies initially responded because Glenn allegedly told medical staff that he'd been shot at a Moreno Valley address. When interviewed by Palm Springs officers at the hospital, Glenn said he did not remember much of the night due to being "heavily intoxicated" and was dropped off at the hospital by friends, the arrest warrant declaration says.

Prosecutors did not officially file charges him until last month and he was taken into custody Saturday in Moreno Valley, according to county jail records.

He's slated to return to court Oct. 29 for a felony settlement conference.

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