$5K bond set for woman accused of shooting man
Wisconsin Rapids - A 31-year-old Wisconsin Rapids woman accused of shooting a 23-year-old man in the leg with his own gun during the weekend had a $5,000 cash bond set Monday.
The man was in a home in the 1300 block of Wisconsin Street with numerous other people Saturday evening, and he had a .22-caliber handgun, according to police. At one point in the evening, Samantha J. Krebs grabbed the man's gun, placed it on his leg and pulled the trigger, according to a police report. The bullet entered the man's upper leg.
Witnesses told police that Krebs didn't appear to know the gun was loaded, according to court documents. Krebs asked people at the Wisconsin Rapids home to help put the 23-year-old victim into her vehicle so she could drive him to a hospital, according to reports. The man refused to go to the hospital because doctors there would have to report a gunshot wound to police, according to reports.
Police received a tip about the shooting and drug activity at homes in the 1300 and 600 blocks of Wisconsin Street at 2:45 a.m. Sunday,according to the report. A half hour later, officers found the gunshot victim in the 600 block of Wisconsin Street. An ambulance took the man to the Aspirus Riverview Hospital emergency room.
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The man underwent surgery to remove the bullet and to repair a broken bone, according to court documents.
Police found Krebs at 6:45 p.m. Sunday and arrested her on suspicion of causing injury by negligent handling of a dangerous weapon, according to reports. Officers also found what they think is methamphetamine on the 23-year-old gunshot victim, according to reports.
Wood County Circuit Judge Nicholas Brazeau Jr. scheduled Krebs' next court appearance for Friday.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact the Wisconsin Rapids Police Department at 715-423-4444 or Wood County Crime Stoppers at 1-877-325-7867.
You can contact reporter Karen Madden at 715-424-7308, karen.madden@gannettwisconsin.com or follow her on Twitter@KMadden715 .