Newport Beach Homeowner Who Fatally Shot Intruder Cleared by DA’s Office

Newport Beach Homeowner Who Fatally Shot Intruder Cleared by DA’s Office
Orange County District Attorney's Office, Santa Ana, Calif., on Oct. 22, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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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.”

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