The Orange County District Attorney’s (OCDA) Office cleared a Newport Beach homeowner who fatally shot an intruder inside his house of any criminal consequences, saying he had a right to defend himself, it was announced Oct. 11. On Aug. 26 at approximately 4:10 am, Henry Lehr, a 23-year-old living at a residential detox center, left the facility after telling staff that he was hearing and seeing “demons.” After leaving the center, Lehr broke into an unnamed homeowner’s backyard off of Redlands Drive and Indus Street in Newport Heights and then went to the front of the house where prosecutors say he banged on the front door, rang the doorbell, and demanded to be let inside the house. Lehr proceeded to break down the front door, which alerted the sleeping homeowner, who grabbed his pistol and found Lehr on his stairs. The homeowner demanded Lehr identify himself and that he did …
Newport Beach Homeowner Who Fatally Shot Intruder Cleared by DA’s Office
October 12, 2021
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