Wife accused of shooting county commissioner held for trial
UNIONTOWN (AP) – The wife of a Western Pennsylvania county commissioner has been held on charges she shot her husband in the neck at their home.
Fifty-six-year-old Vincent Vicites testified Tuesday at 47-year-old Deanna Vicites’ preliminary hearing that he was sitting on a recliner in June when he awoke to find his wife pointing a gun at him. He says he was shot once as he tried to flee.
Deanna Vicites is charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault and related offenses.
Defense attorney Douglas Sepic says the shooting followed a physical confrontation between the couple and his client was being abused.
Vincent Vicites, a Democrat from Uniontown, served four terms as a Fayette County commissioner from 1996 to 2011. He ran again for the board last year and won a seat in November.