Botched Assassination Attempt Leaves Mother Shot In Jaw

Story out of Windber, Pennsylvania:

A Pennsylvania man who mistakenly shot the mother of his intended victim was arrested in Kentucky after calling his own mother to tell her he botched an attempt as a hired hit man, police said Tuesday.

Cortland Michalides, 22, was charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, burglary and other crimes because police contend he broke into Theresa McDonald’s home about 2 a.m. Sunday and shot her in the jaw when she confronted him.

McDonald, who is expected to survive, is the mother of the man police believe Michalides meant to shoot, apparently because the man dated a woman Michalides used to date, Windber police Chief Richard Skiles said.

Police don’t believe the “hit man” story is true, only that it was an explanation Michalides gave his mother to explain his planned trip to Arkansas, Skiles said. But other details the suspect’s mother relayed about the conversation proved he had been at the shooting scene, the chief said. Cont.

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