Deputy shot after woman takes gun from his holster during custody dispute

SHELBY COUNTY — A Shelby County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant is expected to be OK after being shot Friday morning.

Deputies were called out to Comanche Drive, southwest of the Sidney city limits, around 9:54 a.m., according to Shelby County Sheriff’s Office dispatchers. Initial calls were for a domestic dispute, but it was later revealed to be a custody dispute.

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Neighbors called 911 about it, saying a man and woman were arguing and jerking children in and out of vehicles.

Lt. Brad Pleiman, who’s been with the department for over 20 years, was dealing with a female and was on top of her when she grabbed his gun out of his holster.

“We obviously have secure holsters, but she caught the button and pulled it out and stuck it to her head,” Shelby County Sheriff James R. Frye said.

She fired two shots, hitting the lieutenant in the finger. The lieutenant had his hand on the gun when she fired the shots in an effort to try and stop her from hurting herself.

Pleiman was taken to the hospital but has since been released.

The woman, who has not been identified, was taken into custody and taken to the hospital to be evaluated for a minor hand injury.

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Frye said it’s calls like this that bring an emphasis on their training.

“You just never know anymore and that’s what I preach, and preach, and preach. And that’s why we have a full-time training officer. We train for these types of things,” Frye said.

Frye said deputies have been called out the this specific home before.

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation was called to investigate the incident.

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