PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man found hiding under a motor home by a city police dog after allegedly burglarizing a garage has pleaded not guilty.
Sean Earl Gormley, 26, entered the plea Friday on one count of second-degree burglary and is next set to appear in Clallam County Superior Court on Nov. 22 for a case status hearing.
Gormley remained Sunday in the Clallam County jail in lieu of $5,000 bail.
Gormley, arrested 10 times by Port Angeles police since 2007, was found by Cpl. Kevin Miller and police dog Jag at about 11:30 p.m. Oct. 27 in the 200 block of South Laurel Street minutes after allegedly fleeing a nearby garage.
According to police accounts, the owner of the garage called 9-1-1 after finding a man in the out building rummaging through his belongings.
Miller and Jag were called in to track the man and found Gormley hiding under the motor home on Laurel Street.
The homeowner’s description of the man found in his garage matched that of Gormley, police said.
Jag was allowed to bite Gormley after he did not come out from under the motor home despite being told repeatedly to do so, according to police.
Gormley was treated for bite wounds to the left arm at Olympic Medical Center and then taken to jail, police said.
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