Springfield Twp. man charged with shooting man in buttocks
A Springfield Township man was arrested for allegedly shooting another man in the buttocks with a .22-caliber handgun early Friday.
Dwayne Everett Shipley, 60, of 488 White Road was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats, possession of a weapon, recklessly endangering another person and two counts of simple assault.
According to the affidavit of probable cause filed in his case, Joshua Todd Neiderhiser, 32, was driving with a female friend in the area when her vehicle broke down.
He told state police he knew Shipley lived nearby and walked to his house, knocking on the door. He said Shipley answered the door while pointing a black handgun at his head and said, “I’ll shoot you in the (expletive) head.” Neiderhiser reportedly told police he put his hands up and ran away, then heard a “pop” and felt a burning sensation in his buttocks, causing him to fall to the ground.
He said he shouted at his friend to run. He later walked to the road and flagged down a driver, who took him to Highlands Hospital in Connellsville.
Shipley was arraigned Friday night before on-call Magisterial District Judge Nathan A. Henning. He is lodged in Fayette County Prison in lieu of a $20,000 bond.