Burglary suspect released from hospital, booked into jail

One of the men injured when a North Las Vegas homeowner shot him for breaking into his vehicle was released from the hospital Monday.

Ivan Duenas, 29, was released from University Medical Center about 6:30 p.m. and booked into the North Las Vegas Detention Center on one count of burglary to a motor vehicle and one count of possession of burglary tools, North Las Vegas police said.

Duenas and 36-year-old Arturo Namez were both shot and critically injured on March 14 after police said they were tampering with a vehicle in front of a home on the 4500 block of Shannon Jean Court, near Craig Road and Fifth Street. Namez, who was also hospitalized and released, is charged in the case as well.

The owner of the vehicle, James Bulah, came out of the house with a rifle about 5:45 a.m. and fired on the two burglars, who fled in a pickup truck and crashed into a brick wall down the street.

Bulah, 60, has been charged with two counts of battery with a deadly weapon.

Contact reporter Lawrence Mower at lmower@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0440.