'She was hiding 3 or 4 feet in front': 77-year-old man used an ax and gun to try to break down his bedroom door and kill his wife, police say

As his woman hid feet from the doorway to her bedroom, a 77-year-old West Virginia antheral swung an ax and changeable a gun seeking to interruption done to termination her, authorities maintain.

Warren Bruce Crowder has been charged with attempted murder and 4 counts of wanton endangerment, Kanawha County tribunal records show. He was booked into jailhouse connected Monday.

According to a transgression ailment obtained by section CBS affiliate WOWK, Crowder and his woman were astatine their location connected the 700 artifact of Kanawha Avenue South successful Nitro, astir 14 miles northwest of Charleston, West Virginia. In the aboriginal greeting hours earlier the prima had yet risen connected Monday, Crowder allegedly grabbed a weapon.

His woman was hiding from him down the locked doorway of their bedroom, authorities said. She called 911 and told them that her hubby was attempting to interruption down the doorway with an ax aft they had gotten into an argument, country ABC affiliate WCHS reported.

As officers arrived astatine astir 4 a.m., they seemingly could spot done a model of the chamber wherever the woman was hiding. They tried to interaction Crowder, but helium allegedly refused to unfastened the beforehand doorway for them, and helium could beryllium seen kicking the chamber doorway that had captured his attention.

Crowder besides changeable done the chamber doorway 4 times successful an effort to get inside, authorities said. After officers forced their mode inside, the ailment says they recovered evident slug holes successful the chamber doorway and shrapnel wrong the room.

The fishy was arrested, and the section outlets did not study immoderate injuries to the wife.

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As investigators spoke with Crowder, helium reportedly confessed to shooting a weapon done the chamber doorway successful an effort to get inside. He besides allegedly admitted that helium "was angry, knowing that she was hiding 3 oregon 4 feet successful beforehand of the doorway successful a bed."

Crowder is down bars connected a $50,000 currency bond. He is scheduled to look successful tribunal for a preliminary proceeding connected Feb. 11.