Mount Pleasant, IA- A Mount pleasant woman who was shot by police on Saturday, December 3rd, is now facing charges.
TV Station KTVO reports that Samantha Shumaker of Mount Pleasant is charged with False Imprisonment, Domestic Abuse Assault, and Display or Use of a Weapon.
At about 10 PM Saturday, Mount Pleasant Police and Henry County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a residence in the 700 block of Main Street, where a man calling for help was being held at gunpoint.
Upon arrival, officers found the man calling for help from inside the house. He was able to escape through a bathroom window.
One of the officers saw Shumaker holding a gun, and shot her in the arm.
A preliminary hearing for Shumaker is scheduled for December 16th. The officer involved has been placed on administrative leave.
