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| Georgia police chief William McCollom |
You know guy shoots wife, claims it was an accident, and will probably end up in jail.
Simple right?
Nope.
As it turns out police chief William McCollom's story is even more ridiculous than simply the fact that he claimed to have fired a gun at his wife twice by accident. He also claims he did this in his sleep.
This is from the newly released 911 tape presented courtesy of CNN:
"Who shot her?" the 911 operator asked William McCollom, the police chief in Peachtree City, Georgia.
"Me," McCollom replied.
"How did you shoot her?"
"The gun was in the bed, I went to move it, put it to the side, and it went off," McCollom said.
"Is she awake?"
"No, everybody was sleeping," McCollom said.
"No, is she awake now?" "Yes," he said.
Later in the call, the operator asked McCollom, "Were you asleep also when this happened?"
"Yes," he said.
I think my favorite part of this is when the operator asks "Is she awake now?"
You know I once was married to a woman who was an incredibly heavy sleeper, I mean nothing woke this woman up.
However I have to say that if I had shot her in her sleep that probably would have done the job.
So if this guy is telling the truth, he is saying that he literally sleeps with a hand gun in his bed and that, while he was asleep, he attempted to move it and it fired twice hitting his wife once.
Another interesting tidbit to add to the things that make you go "Hmmm," is the fact that this is the same woman that the police chief cheated on, divorced once, and is now recently back together with.
Yeah I think we are going to continue following this story.
My husband hogs the covers, so I admit, I have been tempted.
ReplyDeleteI had a husband that did the same thing. We ended up using separate covers - he had his and I had mine. worked great
DeleteYeah, your way is probably better. Did I mention he snores, too?
DeleteTO: Shari7:01 PM
Delete''I had a husband that did the same thing. We ended up using separate covers - he had his and I had mine. worked great.''
The separate covers thing is great, I used it when I was married.
Your 'interesting tidbit' link went to a page that is titled ,
ReplyDelete"Gus travels to ANWR" with Sarah Palin...is this what you wanted?
No it wasn't.
DeleteThanks for pointing that out, should be fixed now.
How much life insurance did the Chief have on his wife's life? That will answer a lot of our questions.
ReplyDeleteInitial reports said he shot her twice. Hard to accidentally fire twice. Bet he hopes she doesn't make it. Then he will be free to cover it up with his employees.
ReplyDeleteThe second shot was probably just to double check and see if the trigger pressure really was set too low.......
DeleteNot only that but to shoot his wife twice while he was sleeping . . . . Of course, he will be believed because he is 1) white and 2) a police chief. I think he needs a long prison term.
DeleteBeaglemom
I was waiting for the old "I was cleaning my gun" excuse. Of course he sleeps with his gun/phallic symbol. NRA Viagra.
ReplyDeletePoor wife, if she survives, will not remember what happened. She was probably sound asleep.
"She was probably sound asleep."
DeleteUnless he wanted life insurance coverage on her and decided this was the fastest way to collect the cash. Unless he decided to get rid of her for other reasons, and he planned it this way from the get-go (i.e., choosing a time when she would be completely defenseless and unaware, and when he might have the best alibi/excuse: "I was asleep"). Unless they were having an argument at the time or earlier that evening (a la Pistorius). Unless he wanted sex at that hour and she said no. Unless, unless, unless, etc, etc, etc, – then insert countless other possibilities.
TO: Anonymous7:27 PM
Delete"Unless he wanted sex at that hour and she said no."
I seriously doubt he would shoot his wife over her denying him sex.
I wonder if anyone asked the police chief why he and his wife slept with a loaded gun in their bed.
ReplyDeleteBeaglemom
OMG. FIRST he said he was cleaning his gun and it went off, NOW he is saying he did it in his sleep.
ReplyDeleteHe REALLY looks suspect, now.
His statement confused me. He said the gun was in the bed and he went to move it to the side but then said he was asleep at the time. So he was conscious enough to know he was moving the gun "to the side" yet not aware enough to move it safely. Good luck on that defense.
ReplyDeleteWho in their right mind would sleep with a loaded pistol, in their bed, that had a round in the chamber ready to fire ?
ReplyDeleteA police chief?
Insane.
Must be the new NRA sleeping mode in action.
There's a teachable moment in there somewhere. Never mix lunesta and viagra, it causes things to go off twice, which is two times too many. And taking anything to a bed shared with a spouse is not a good idea. Someone who'll remain unnamed got a HUGE lump on his head when I accidentally rolled onto the remote control and popped two of eight stitches after surgery. He had backbone enough to apologize, take responsibility and get me to the ER.
ReplyDeleteHope wifey makes it, lets some time pass, and accidentally while sleeping, of course, put fishing line across the bathroom door at ankle height, just wind it around the existing hinge screws, catapulting the offending idiot over the toilet and flat on his back in the bathtub. Then, in her best Erkel imitation, say "Did I do thaaaaaat?"