Webster County man accused of shooting wife in head, framing attempted suicide

WEBSTER COUNTY, Mo. — A man from Webster County faces a felony domestic assault charge after law enforcement discovered inconsistencies in his statements about a shooting incident in Fordland earlier this week.

According to online court records, Todd Holdinghausen, born 1966, is charged with felony first-degree domestic assault causing serious physical injury and felony armed criminal action in Webster County Circuit Court.

The probable cause statement says at around 6:20 p.m. on Sunday, April 13, Webster County law enforcement was dispatched to a water crossing in Fordland regarding a suicide or attempted suicide after Holdinghausen called 911 to report that his wife had shot herself in the head…

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