Nonsentient
Michael Selleneit, 53, admits he shot his Centerville, Utah, neighbor, Tony Pierce, 41, but he insists he did so in self defense. Pierce was shot in the back and was hospitalized in critical condition; he is expected to survive. Selleneit says Pierce had been “telepathically threatening” him, the police report notes, and “also claimed that Pierce had telepathically raped his wife on many occasions.” He had reported these “telepathic crimes” to police, but “Centerville Police has never found any evidence to indicate that these allegations were true,” said a police investigator. Selleneit has been charged with attempted murder and, because he is a felon, unlawful weapon possession. (RC/Salt Lake Tribune) ...I’m getting an image — of a lifetime stay in a state mental hospital.Original Publication Date: 27 November 2011
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 18.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 18.
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