Hearing Set in Standoff at Home of Sharon Gless
A preliminary hearing will be held April 25 for a woman prosecutors describe as an obsessed fan who broke into the Studio City home of actress Sharon Gless while armed with a rifle and 500 rounds of ammunition.
The hearing was scheduled Thursday for Joni Leigh Penn, 30, who pleaded not guilty on April 9.
Penn is charged with two counts of residential burglary to commit theft. Both charges included firearms allegations.
If convicted on both counts, Penn could face 10 years in prison. She was being held without bail.
Penn was arrested March 30 after a seven-hour standoff with police officers. She was armed with a .22-caliber rifle, but no shots were fired.
Gless, who played a police detective on the “Cagney & Lacey” television series, was not home at the time.
In November, 1988, a judge ordered Penn to stay 200 yards away from Gless.
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