MADISON TWP. – A Rimersburg woman was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon after allegedly shooting a man at a home along Route 861 in the Wildcat area of Madison Township (Clarion County).
According to court documents filed March 10, Tiffany Nicole Sleigher, 34, of Shimmons Road, Rimersburg, was charged with felony aggravated assault (attempts to cause or causes bodily injury with a deadly weapon).
State police Trooper Brandon Collett reports that on March 10, he was dispatched at 5:11 p.m. to a home at 2184 Route 861 for an alleged shooting. At the time, he was advised that the suspect, Sleigher, had left the scene and possibly went to her residence in Toby Township.
At 5:35 p.m., Collett and fellow Trooper Cheyenne Smith arrived at Sleigher’s home along Shimmons Road, where Sleigher was outside with a child. She was taken into custody and reportedly told police that the shooting was in self-defense.
When asked where the weapon was, Sleigher allegedly told police she thought she dropped it. She said that the gun was a .38 Special revolver.
Arriving at the home in Wildcat, Collett interviewed a witness, listed only as “C.S.” who said that Sleigher and Gary Whitling were engaged in a verbal argument in the backyard when Sleigher allegedly went to her vehicle and retrieved a handgun.
The witness said that when Sleigher returned to the backyard, she allegedly pointed the handgun at Whitling. The witness said she stood in between Whitling and Sleigher, and as the argument continued, Whitling stood off to the side.
According to court documents, the witness told police that Sleigher shot Whitling and left the scene. The court documents state that Whitling was shot in the “frontal side” of his body.
Details about Whitling’s condition were unknown as of press time.
The charges were filed with District Judge Timothy Schill who was on duty overnight following the incident.