A Utah man shot and severely wounded a neighbor who he believed had been "telepathically threatening" him and his wife, according to police.
Michael Selleneit, 53, is accused of opening fire on Tony Pierce at around 4:55 p.m. on Oct. 30 in their Centerville trailer park, hitting the 41-year-old victim in the back and the leg.
"It was totally unprovoked. The victim was working in his yard with his back to the shooter," Lt. Paul Child, of the Centerville Police Department, told Fox 13. "There was no argument or anything that precipitated this particular event."
Pierce underwent emergency surgery resulting in the removal of his spleen. "The victim's condition has been upgraded to stable this morning," Child told The Huffington Post. For his part, Selleneit reportedly claims he fired on his neighbor in self-defense.
The suspect insisted to investigators that Pierce had been "telepathically threatening" himself and his wife, and claimed his neighbor "had telepathically raped his wife on many occasions".
Michael Selleneit, 53, is accused of opening fire on Tony Pierce at around 4:55 p.m. on Oct. 30 in their Centerville trailer park, hitting the 41-year-old victim in the back and the leg.
"It was totally unprovoked. The victim was working in his yard with his back to the shooter," Lt. Paul Child, of the Centerville Police Department, told Fox 13. "There was no argument or anything that precipitated this particular event."
Pierce underwent emergency surgery resulting in the removal of his spleen. "The victim's condition has been upgraded to stable this morning," Child told The Huffington Post. For his part, Selleneit reportedly claims he fired on his neighbor in self-defense.
The suspect insisted to investigators that Pierce had been "telepathically threatening" himself and his wife, and claimed his neighbor "had telepathically raped his wife on many occasions".