Preliminary hearing set for Lucerne man facing assault charges

LAKEPORT >> Michael Anthony Dore was present and in custody at the Lake County Superior Court, entering a not guilty plea to numerous charges.

The defendant has been charged with carrying a loaded firearm in a public place, carrying a firearm that is capable of being concealed, permitting other person to carry a firearm in vehicle and assault with firearm on person.

The charges stem from an incident in September when the Lake County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a man who reported that his residence in Lakeport had been burglarized sometime between Sept. 18 through 20, 2020 and several firearms were taken. The burglary victim believed Michael Anthony Dore, 18, of Lucerne was responsible for the theft as he had recently been at the residence.

Deputies questioned Dore at his residence in

Lucerne, asking him about the burglary. He denied any involvement with the theft of the firearms and consented to a search of his house. Deputies located several types of ammunition, but did not locate any firearms.

According to information form the LCSO, the burglary victim contacted deputies telling them Dore had recently shot at a man at Highland Springs Reservoir. The burglary victim was able to provide information related to the identity of the person Dore shot at.

Deputies were able to make contact with the

shooting victim. He told the deputies that on Saturday, September 19, at approximately 11 p.m., he was attending a party at Highland Springs Reservoir. A vehicle drove towards him and he saw Dore was a passenger. Dore pointed a handgun at him, fired three shots at his feet, and then left the area.

On Monday, September 21, at approximately 1:10 a.m., a sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic stop on a car for traffic violations on Hwy. 20 near 16th Ave. in Lucerne. The driver of the car was Dore. The deputy questioned Dore regarding the shooting at Highland Springs Reservoir. Dore admitted to being at the reservoir, but denied shooting at anyone. Dore was arrested and booked at the Lake County Jail on charges related to the shooting.

Also on Monday, at approximately 7:30 a.m., employees from the Lake County Public Services Department reported finding a loaded firearm near the Lucerne Community Garden which was near the location where Dore had been stopped in his car. A sheriff’s deputy recovered the Glock handgun and discovered it had been reported stolen almost a year ago from a residence in Lucerne.

The deputy contacted Dore at the jail and questioned him about the gun. Dore admitted throwing the gun out of his car just prior to being stopped by the deputy. Dore told the

deputy he had found the gun in an old marijuana grow in Upper Lake approximately a year ago.

Dore remains in custody on charges of Carrying Loaded Firearm in Public, Possession of a Stolen Firearm, Shooting from a Vehicle, Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Carrying a Concealed Firearm, and Removing Serial Numbers from a Firearm. His bail is currently set at $300,000. Anyone who has information about the shooting at Highland Springs Reservoir is asked to contact Detective Richard Kreutzer at 707-262- 4233.

A Preliminary Hearing has been set for Monday at 8:15 a.m. in Department 4.