Iowa man arrested for allegedly shooting sleeping wife with crossbow

An Iowa man was arrested Wednesday morning for allegedly shooting his wife with a crossbow in the middle of the night while she slept on their couch, the Ottumwa Police Department said. 

The victim, a 68-year-old woman, sustained minor injuries from the attack around 1:00 a.m. and was transported to a hospital for treatment. 

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Officers arrested her husband in the woods later that morning around 10:00 a.m. 

George Edward Dennison, 68, is facing charges of attempted murder and domestic abuse assault. He’s being held on a $50,000 bond at the Wapello County Jail. 

The couple lived together at their home in southeastern Iowa, police said.