A weekend altercation during which a Wheeling woman allegedly attempted to shoot her husband and later became belligerent with police resulted in wanton endangerment, domestic assault and obstruction charges.
According to a criminal complaint, Sheryl Lynn Henderson, 50, of Ken Mar Addition, Wheeling faces those charges for the incident, which occurred just after 10 p.m. Saturday. Officers with the Marshall County Sheriff's Department responded to the scene after dispatchers received a call of a domestic disturbance.
Upon arrival, officers found Henderson and her husband, Ronald Henderson, to be intoxicated. One of the deputies spoke to Ronald Henderson, who said his wife had been drinking all day and had been arguing with him since he had returned home from work.
Ronald Henderson said during the argument, Sheryl Henderson went inside and grabbed a gun before returning outside and waving it at him. She then allegedly attempted to fire the gun but could not figure out how to cock it. Ronald Henderson said Sheryl then threw the gun into some trees.
A deputy recovered the gun, a .45-caliber pistol, from the trees. The criminal complaint states the gun was loaded with a full magazine at the time of recovery.
Sheryl Henderson was questioned at the scene, where she allegedly was loud and unruly. She was taken into custody and transported to the Marshall County Sheriff's Department for processing. While there, she continued to be belligerent and allegedly said, "If he thinks I would shoot him, I can't wait to get out and put a bullet in his head."
After refusing to be fingerprinted and have her photo taken during the booking process, Sheryl Henderson was taken to the Northern Regional Jail. She was arraigned Sunday before Marshall County Magistrate William Anderson, who set bond at $5,000.