Man accused of shooting at off-duty policeman near Elsinore to stand trial

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MURRIETA (CNS) - A 36-year-old man accused of shooting at an off-duty police officer along the Ortega (74) Highway near Lake Elsinore in an act of road rage must stand trial on felony charges, a judge ruled yesterday.Keith Frederick Prante of Mission Viejo was arrested in February 2021 following an investigation by the California Highway Patrol.At the end of a preliminary hearing at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta, Riverside County Superior Court Judge F. Paul Dickerson found there was sufficient evidence to bound Prante over for trial on charges of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, shooting at an occupied vehicle and carrying a loaded handgun in an unlawful manner.The judge scheduled a post-preliminary hearing arraignment for Feb. 17. Prante remains free o
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