NC man accused of shooting wife with toilet paper

[July 22, 2010]  REIDSVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- A North Carolina man faces a felony charge after police said he shot his wife with a wad of toilet paper stuffed into a gun.

Multiple media outlets reported Wednesday that a 38-year-old man was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Rockingham County sheriff's deputies said he shot his wife after she returned to their home after midnight on Tuesday.

Rockingham County Sheriff's Department spokesman Dean Venable told WGHP that the man loaded a black powder pistol with toilet paper, then fired the weapon at his 55-year-old wife, who was in bed.

His wife suffered a powder burn from the gunshot and was treated at a hospital.

Bond for the suspect was set at $1,000 and he is due in court Aug. 11.

[Associated Press]

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