Ellen Gilland, 76, faces charges of first-degree premeditated murder and assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly killing her husband, 77-year-old Jerry Gilland, inside a Florida hospital.
Ellen Gilland, 76, in her booking photo after being arrested on charges of first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon for the killing of her husband.After allegedly shooting dead her sick husband, Ellen barricaded herself inside his room, refusing to come out until 3:30 p.m., authorities said. She was taken into custody after SWAT officers used a flash bang device to distract her and shot her with a beanbag.
Young said that although Ellen never threatened to shoot any of the responding police officers, she also never put the gun down. Fearing a potential shootout, the SWAT team that was called to the scene deployed the flash bang and beanbag, after which she was arrested, bringing the four-hour standoff to a close.
Ellen Gilland was arrested after SWAT officers used a flash bang to distract her and shot her with a non-lethal beanbag after a four-hour standoff.The septuagenarian made her initial court appearance Sunday and was ordered held without bond.Ellen made her initial court appearance Sunday to face a charge of first-degree premediated murder and three counts of assault with a deadly weapon.
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