Shot His Wife In The Back              

Mark Childrey

Reidsville News 

Tuesday, 20 July 2010 19:00

A Reidsville, NC, area man was arrested after shooting his wife with a black powder gun and burbing her.

Early this morning, 38-year-old Lonnie Irvin Pinnix of 951 Garrison Road in Reidsville was charged with Assault With A Deadly Weapon. His bond was set at $1,000, and his court date is August 11.

It all began this morning at 1:49 – that’s when deputies responses to 951 Garrison Road near Reidsville – the home of Darlene and Lonnie Pinnix. When deputies spoke to Darlene Pinnix – she was lying in bed – crying and in severe pain.

She said she had come home about 12:15 to find her husband, Lonnie, agitated – so she went to bed. Darlene Pinnix said that Lonnie insisted she get out of bed – but before she could get up, he fired the weapon, striking her in the back.

The report from the Sheriff’s Office says that Pinnix suffered a powder burn from the close contact gunshot – so she was taken to the hospital for treatment. The Sheriff’s Office report goes on to say that Lonnie Pinnix claims to have loaded the pistol with toilet paper rather than a bullet – and shot his wife because she would not leave.