Semmes’ husband is charged with allegedly pepper spraying and shooting another man

SEMMES, Ala. (WALA) – A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Dec. 5 for a Semmes man charged with assault following a shooting Tuesday that injured another man.

Turon Rashad McNutt, 59, was booked into the Mobile County Metro Jail on Thursday and released later that day, jail records show.

According to Semmes Police Chief Todd Friend, officers responded to Brooklyn Way North and found a man shot in the upper left thigh. According to investigators, the victim went to the home with his girlfriend, McNutt’s stepdaughter.

Authorities said the two men argued while McNutt sat in his vehicle and in the driveway and the victim stood near the driver’s side window. McNutt allegedly pepper-sprayed the victim and then shot him in the leg from inside the car.

The victim was taken to an area hospital for treatment.

McNutt is charged with two counts of first-degree assault, jail records show.

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