Hendersonville, North Carolina



From the Hendersonville Times-News of December 28, 2003

Domestic dispute turns violent



A 34-year-old man was shot in the leg Saturday morning after he broke into his ex-wife's house and hit her in the face, Henderson County Sheriff's Department officials said..



The man, who has not been identified, broke into the house at 181 Willow Bend at about 11 a.m. after making harassing phone calls to the residence, said Lt. Tim Gordon. The man entered the two-story Beechwood Lakes home, uninvited, through an unlocked front door, he said.



As the man's ex-wife was dialing 911, the man hit her in the face and knocked the phone from her hand, Gordon said. Another man living at the home shot the ex-husband in the left leg, above the knee, with a 30-30 rifle, he said.



The injured man was transported by helicopter to Mission Hospital in Asheville, where he later underwent surgery, Gordon said. When emergency workers arrived at the scene, the man was conscious and alert, but bleeding profusely, he said.



The injury was "very serious," Gordon said. No other serious injuries were reported, he said.



The shooting was "clear cut self-defense," Gordon said. The man and his ex-wife had a history of domestic problems, he said.



Sheriff's deputies had responded to the home numerous time prior to the shooting and had provided extra security there several times, Gordon said. A court order was filed in May that prohibited the man from being at the house or having any contact with its residents, he said.

Followup, January 14, 2004

A Henderson County man who was shot in the leg last month during a domestic dispute was arrested Tuesday in connection with the incident.



Thomas Hamilton Lindsey, 34, of 1225 Cane Creek Road, faces one felony and seven misdemeanor charges after he was shot Dec. 27 in the home of his ex-wife in the Beechwood Lakes subdivision off Brookside Camp Road.