Shooting Suspect Arrested

Friday, April 15, 2016 at 12:00 AM

The individuals were outside the residence and one of the men, later identified as 40-year-old Stanley Pearson of Farmington, fired a shot with a handgun. Pearson was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. His wife, 38-year-old Marsalee Pearson, was arrested on an unrelated warrant.

From Farmington Police;

on Thursday, April 14, 2016, at approximately 2:36 p.m. Farmington police were dispatched to a residence in the 600 block of Glade Road in reference to a shooting. Investigation revealed there were several people at the residence when a verbal argument ensued between two males. The individuals were outside the residence and one of the men, later identified as 40-year-old Stanley Pearson of Farmington, fired a shot with a handgun. Pearson was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. His wife, 38-year-old Marsalee Pearson, was arrested on an unrelated warrant. Both individuals were booked into the San Juan County Detention Center. No one was injured during the incident.

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