Cody Chilcutt, 32, of Cedar Hill allegedly admitted to Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office investigators that he shot his wife on Friday, Aug. 14, in their home, according to the case’s probable-cause statement.
The Sheriff’s Office was called at about 9:45 a.m. Friday after the woman had been examined at an area hospital. According to the probable-cause statement, it was determined that the woman was shot from behind in the area of her head and neck.
Sheriff’s Office spokesman Grant Bissell said investigators believe the shooting occurred at about 7 a.m. Friday, and someone called 911 at about 7:40 a.m. He said the emergency call was for someone being injured because of a fall, and the Sheriff’s Office was not contacted until after the woman was examined by hospital personnel.
Bissell said the woman was shot once and that she was in stable condition today, Aug. 15. He did not provide additional information about the woman.
According to the probable-cause statement, the woman told investigators she felt an intense pain in the back of her head and then fell as she and Chilcutt walked out of their bedroom.
Chilcutt initially told investigators that he was behind his wife as they left the bedroom. He said he heard a loud noise and then his wife fell and hit her head, the report said.
Detectives found evidence in the home that led them to believe the shot was fired from inside the home. When detectives interviewed Chilcutt again, he allegedly admitted to shooting his wife, according to the report.
Bissell would not say what evidence was found in the home.
The Sheriff’s Office reported Chilcutt has been charged with felony counts of first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. Bissell said Chilcutt was arrested on Friday.
Friday’s shooting is the latest in a rash of gun violence in Jefferson County, which has resulted in six people being shot and killed since July 10.
Gabbrianna Boyster, 16, was found shot and killed July 10 in her Hillsboro-area home. Three juveniles have been charged for their alleged connection to the shooting death.
One of the juveniles has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and abandonment of a corpse against one juvenile. Two other juveniles were charged with abandonment of a corpse.
Sammy Gordon Jr., 24, was shot and killed on July 24 and his father was injured in a double shooting in Cedar Hill.
Christopher Serrano, 41, was arrested and charged two days after he allegedly shot Gordon and Gordon’s father. Serrano, who investigators believe wrote a long Facebook post complaining about his neighbors before the shooting, has been charged with first-degree murder, first-degree armed criminal action and a second count of armed criminal action
Jessica Lashly, 38, and her daughter, Jersey Greer, 17, were both shot and killed on July 25 at their House Springs home. Robert Winkelman, 73, of House Springs was charged with killing the mother and her daughter, but he died Aug. 2.
Winkelman shot himself in the head after allegedly shooting Lashly and Greer.
Kenneth Queen, 60, and Timothy Brda Jr., 45, were both shot and killed Aug. 6 in the Jefferson County portion of Fenton.
According to a written statement from the Sheriff’s Office, deputies and EMS were dispatched for a report of an assault at about 9 p.m. to the 1100 block of Morris Drive. A person called 911, saying a man suffering from “significant trauma and bleeding” arrived at his residence seeking help, the Sheriff’s Office said.
“During the investigation, deputies followed a blood trail to a nearby residence (on Saline Lane), where the trail continued inside,” the Sheriff’s Office reported. “Deputies entered the residence and discovered a second male suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound. Both victims were transported to an area hospital for treatment but later died.”
The Sheriff’s Office has asked anyone with information about the shooting deaths of Queen and Brda to email crimetips@jeffcomo.org or call 636-797-5515.