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Utah woman who allegedly shot woman in estranged husband’s home booked into jail
Police reply to a taking pictures at a Payson house on Dec. 22. A lady accused of breaking into her estranged husband’s house and taking pictures one other girl inside was launched from a hospital and booked into jail Wednesday. (Ray Boone, KSL-TV)
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PAYSON — A lady was launched from a hospital and booked into jail Wednesday after police say she barged into her estranged husband’s house, shot a lady and threatened to kill her, then shot herself as officers moved in to arrest her.
Shaina Cary Maintain, 32, was booked into the Utah County Jail for investigation of a number of potential prices, together with tried homicide, tried manslaughter, aggravated assault leading to critical damage, two counts of assault, and discharge of a gun in metropolis limits.
On Dec. 22, Payson police had been referred to as to 532 W. Saddlebrook Drive after a lady referred to as 911 “yelling that she had been held at gunpoint. Whereas en path to the placement, officers had been suggested one particular person had been shot, screaming was heard within the background,” based on a police reserving affidavit.
Police found a lady with a gunshot to the leg inside the home. Additionally they heard a person calling from the basement who was “holding a feminine … sort of in a bear hug,” based on Payson police. The girl was nonetheless holding a gun, and as police tried to assist the person subdue her, “she was capable of maneuver the gun and shoot herself” within the head.
As detectives investigated the occasions main as much as the taking pictures, they discovered {that a} protecting order had been issued on Oct. 22 towards Maintain, not permitting her to be at that residence. Maintain’s husband filed for divorce from her in Could, based on court docket information.
On Dec. 16, police had been notified that Maintain “had despatched messages via social media indicating that she was going to kill (the girl her estranged husband was with) and unfold physique components from Payson to Mexico. This could point out that Shaina had premeditated ideations on killing (the girl),” the affidavit alleges.
Lower than per week later, on Dec. 22, when Maintain confirmed up on the home, she ran right into a room that her estranged husband and the opposite girl had been in and allegedly pointed her gun at him. However as the girl tried to run, she was shot by Maintain within the left thigh and Maintain “started yelling that she would shoot her once more,” based on the affidavit.
Police say Maintain shot the girl as she was calling 911. Even after being shot, the girl tried to name 911 once more, prompting Maintain to hit the girl at the back of her head with the gun, the affidavit states.
As Maintain’s estranged husband tried to take the gun away from her, Maintain bit his hand, based on police. He then held her within the basement till officers arrived.