Jun 26, 2019 2 min read

State police filed charges Sunday against a Washington Township man who allegedly tried to attack two relatives before one of them shot him in the arm that morning.

Court papers said William J. Wilson, 34, was still recovering at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va., as police sought a warrant for his arrest on charges of terroristic threats, simple assault, reckless endangerment and harassment.

Police didn’t give the names of the man and woman – both in their 60s – who share a house on Dividing Ridge Road with Wilson, but said they’re related to him.

The purported victims reportedly told troopers Wilson had been erratic and combative at the house early in the morning. He’d allegedly destroyed unspecified items during that episode.

“The victims related that (Wilson) stated to both victims that he would ‘take their faces off,'” a trooper wrote.

He left at about 3:30 a.m.

Five hours later, they awoke to rapping on windows and doors. They’d been asleep in the master bedroom on the second floor, and initially weren’t sure who was making the noise when they hit a panic button on their home-security system.

Guardian Home Protection notified the state police barracks in Waynesburg. The company contacted troopers again less than 10 minutes later to share the information that the apparent intruder had been shot.

The victims told police Wilson had allegedly broken several second-story windows and got into the house through the door of a balcony on that floor, and charged down a hallway at their bedroom door.

“Once that bedroom door was forced open, one victim fired a single shot from a 9-m.m. handgun, striking (Wilson) in the right arm,” court papers said.

Troopers said Wilson fled before a neighbor found him.

He was reportedly wounded in the bicep. It was unclear from court papers exactly how he got to the hospital.

“The victims related that they were both scared by the actions of (Wilson) and feared for their lives,” a trooper added.

Court papers don’t list an attorney for Wilson.