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ROOSEVELT — A man was injured early Wednesday morning when a gun discharged during a domestic dispute, investigators said.
Deputies were called about 12:30 a.m. to a house near 3000 North and 3000 West in the Hancock Cove area west of Roosevelt, Duchesne County Sheriff's Chief Deputy David Boren said.
When deputies arrived, they found William Johnny Arnold, 50, with a gunshot wound to the right calf, Boren said.
Investigators learned that Arnold and Teann Taylor had been drinking when a verbal dispute began. The fight escalated and Taylor, 53, retrieved a pistol, Boren said.
As the fight continued, Arnold began "breaking up the house," the chief deputy said. The argument continued outside, where Taylor fired two shots in the air, according to investigators.
Arnold and Taylor then began to wrestle for control of the gun when it discharged, Boren said, and Arnold was wounded.
Arnold was treated at Uintah Basin Medical Center and later released. Taylor was booked into the Duchesne County Jail for investigation of aggravated assault.
Court records show Taylor sought a protective order against Arnold in July 2012. The request was granted one month later and the protective order is still in place, according to court records.
