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NICE, Calif. – Reports of shooting in the hills above Nice on Saturday evening have led to the arrests of two men and a juvenile.
Arrested were Donald Anthony Beets of Nice and Jason Donavon Harlan of Lucerne, both 18, and a 17-year-old juvenile from Nice whose name was not released because of his minor status.
On Saturday, March 12, at approximately 5 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of shots being fired near East Butte Street, according to a report from Capt. James Bauman of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
Bauman said one of the callers residing on Sherman Street reported their home had been struck by one of the bullets.
When deputies arrived in the area, they were led to a dirt road leading into the hills where an expended shotgun shell had been found, Bauman said. While deputies were investigating, they heard more shots being fired nearby in the hills and began searching the area on foot.
As deputies were hiking towards the area where the shots were heard, they encountered a white Honda occupied by several young adults driving towards them, Bauman said. The occupants were detained and identified as Beets, Harlan and the juvenile.
Bauman said Beets was in possession of several unexpended shotgun rounds.
During the detention, deputies located a 9 millimeter handgun and a sawed off 12 gauge shotgun in the trunk of the car, Bauman said.
As a result of their investigation, Bauman said deputies determined all three suspects had been shooting the guns in dangerous proximity to nearby homes and all three were arrested.
Subsequent to the arrests, deputies contacted the residents of the home on Sherman Street. Bauman said the investigation revealed that one of the bullets fired from the handgun had penetrated the home near a sliding glass door and lodged into the living room. The home was occupied by two people at the time.
Beets and Harlan were booked at the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility, with bail for each set at $10,000. Bauman said the juvenile was booked at the Lake County Juvenile Hall.
All three were charged with discharging a firearm in a negligent manner, and Beets was also charged with felony possession of the sawed off shotgun, Bauman said.
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