Crime & Safety
PD Man Charged In Domestic Dispute
A Palm Desert man is accused of entering a woman's home while armed with a gun, allegedly violating a domestic violence restraining order, according to the sheriff's department.
Misdemeanor charges were filed Monday against a Palm Desert man accused of forcing his way into a woman's home with a gun and barricading himself inside.
Daniel Brockman, 43, pleaded not guilty Monday afternoon to misdemeanor charges of possession of a firearm prohibited by a restraining order and violating a court order to prevent domestic violence.
Brockman's bail was set to $100,000 on Monday, according to court records.
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He was on Aug. 18 following a brief struggle and the help of a police dog after deputies entered a home at 73936 Rancho Road, according to Sgt. Darin Oliver of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
Oliver did not disclose how Brockman and the woman knew each other.
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Brockman alleged forced his way into the home about 4 p.m. Aug. 14, Oliver reported.
Brockman is being at held at the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside.
He is due back in court on Thursday for a pretrial hearing.
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