Missouri deputy’s wife charged with shooting him in the head

ANDERSON, Mo. – The wife of a southwest Missouri deputy is charged with shooting her husband in the head.

The Neosho Daily News reports that 42-year-old Patricia M. Halverson is charged in McDonald County with first-degree attempted murder and armed criminal action for the Dec. 1 shooting of 69-year-old Al C. “Doc” Halverson.

The McDonald County sheriff’s deputy is no longer hospitalized.

Prosecutor Bill Dobbs says Patricia Halverson initially reported that her husband had a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

But Dobbs says a thorough investigation didn’t support her claim.

The probable cause statement says medical personnel told authorities that the wound didn’t appear to be self-inflicted. Doc Halverson also told authorities he didn’t shoot himself.

Patricia Halverson’s attorney, Duane Cooper, didn’t immediately return a phone call from The Associated Press seeking comment.

This story was originally published December 8, 2015 at 12:39 PM with the headline "Missouri deputy’s wife charged with shooting him in the head."