Police have charged a Riceville, Tenn., man with aggravated assault after he shot a man in the arm and the stomach early Tuesday morning, according to the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office.
James Wyatt, 43, shot Jason Howard, 35, during an argument, said a dispatcher at the sheriff’s office. Police found Howard at a home on Shiloh Road in Decatur around 4:15 a.m.
Howard has been treated at Erlanger hospital, where he is currently listed in stable condition.
This is the second shooting in a week in Meigs County. Last Wednesday a Georgetown woman was charged with shooting and killing her boyfriend during a domestic dispute. Dede Neely was charged with voluntary manslaughter after admitting she shot Brian Cofer at 1483 Highway 58, police said.