Desert Hot Springs man accused of fatally shooting guest at Riverside motel pleads not guilty
Desert Hot Springs man accused of fatally shooting guest at Riverside motel pleads not guilty
A 45-year-old man accused of gunning down a motel guest during an altercation in Riverside pleaded not guilty today to a murder charge.
Robert Donald Intong of Desert Hot Springs was arrested last month following a Riverside Police Department investigation into the May 17 slaying of 31-year-old Cole William Birchard.
He was arraigned on the murder count, with sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations, by Riverside County Superior Court Judge David Gunn, who scheduled a felony settlement conference for Aug. 19 at the Riverside