Mary Alice Reporting –
Uhrichsville Police were dispatched to the north end of the city following a Monday report that a man had fired a gun at his wife.
According to a release from Captain Mike Hickman, Dennison officers also arrived on scene at the 9pm call and the victim, once safe, told law enforcement that her husband, 81-year-old John Valentine, fired four rounds at her inside the home.
Valentine exited the home a few brief times, ignoring commands to surrender and locked himself inside the house.
Tuscarawas County Sheriff Office and the Ohio State Highway Patrol assisted with an OSP crisis negotiator starting a dialogue with Valentine on the phone. Roughly 45 minutes later, he surrendered.
He is facing attempted murder, felonious assault, obstructing official business, and failure to comply charges.
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