RIVERSIDE (CNS) – A Perris woman accused of gunning down a 34-year-old
man during a confrontation near Menifee pleaded not guilty today to murder
and other offenses.
Kayla Sherea Foster, 35, was arrested last month following a Riverside
County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the slaying of Dorian Herrod
of Perris Valley.
Along with the murder count, Foster is charged with sentence-enhancing
gun and great bodily injury allegations.
She was arraigned before Superior Court Judge Charles Koosed, who
scheduled a felony settlement conference for March 1 at the Riverside Hall of
Justice and ordered that the defendant remain held in lieu of $1 million bail
at the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta.
According to sheriff’s Sgt. Richard Carroll, just after 4 p.m. on Dec.
26, Foster was involved in an unspecified confrontation with Herrod at a
residence in the 500 block of Haystack Loop, near Jack Rabbit Court.
Carroll alleged that, during the encounter, Foster pulled a gun and
shot Herrod once.
Witnesses called 911, and patrol deputies and paramedics reached the
location within minutes, finding the victim gravely wounded, according to the
sergeant.
He said Herrod was taken to a regional trauma center, where he died a
short time later.
Foster was taken into custody without incident.
A possible motive, and the relationship between the defendant and
victim, were not disclosed.
Foster has no documented prior felony convictions in Riverside County.
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