Argument over weather stripping leads to shot fired, arrest of 68-year-old woman

TOWN OF FARMINGTON -- A 68-year-old woman is in custody after pointing a shotgun at a man and then firing the weapon into the air in the Town of Farmington on Friday, July 15th.

Deputies were dispatched to the home on Hickory Dr. shortly after 11:00 a.m. The caller, a 40-year-old Jackson man, was at the residence at the request of the homeowner to fix some weather stripping on the garage door.

Robin Polhamus

The woman, who lives with the homeowner, became involved in a verbal altercation with the man about the work to be done -- and then went back into the residence after telling the worker to leave. When she heard hammering on the garage, she decided to arm herself with a .410 gauge shotgun and confront him again. The woman then chose to open the overhead door which led to yelling and cursing between the two.

At that point, the woman pointed the gun at the worker and then fired into the air. This prompted the man to retrieve his pistol and aim it at the woman’s chest and head illuminated with the laser on the pistol.

The man is a valid CCW holder and told the dispatchers while he was on the phone prior to arrival of the deputies.

The woman was arrested and brought to jail.

Robin Polhamus now faces one count of disorderly conduct, use of a dangerous weapon and one count of pointing a firearm at another.