A convicted felon accused of shooting a woman in her home has pleaded not guilty. 34-year-old Lee Joseph Ryals of Chillicothe is accused of reckless use of a firearm and being a felon in possession of a firearm for a January 4 incident in rural Ottumwa. The Wapello County Sheriff’s Office says Ryals was drunk on that evening and decided to shoot at a deer. Only he hit a 73-year-old woman in her home. Ryals is still in custody on $5000 bond.