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10-12-2012, 11:10am
Police: Gun jams as daughter tries to kill sheriff
UPDATED 10:39 AM EDT Oct 12, 2012
OWEN COUNTY, Ky. - The daughter of the Owen County sheriff is accused of trying to kill him.
State police say 37-year-old Heather Hammond pointed a gun at Sheriff Zemer Hammond and pulled the trigger, but it jammed and would not fire.
The incident happened at the sheriff's home in Corinth, Ky.
Heather Hammond was arrested and charged with attempted murder and wanton endangerment.
She's being held in the Carroll County Detention Center.
UPDATED 10:39 AM EDT Oct 12, 2012
OWEN COUNTY, Ky. - The daughter of the Owen County sheriff is accused of trying to kill him.
State police say 37-year-old Heather Hammond pointed a gun at Sheriff Zemer Hammond and pulled the trigger, but it jammed and would not fire.
The incident happened at the sheriff's home in Corinth, Ky.
Heather Hammond was arrested and charged with attempted murder and wanton endangerment.
She's being held in the Carroll County Detention Center.