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DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. — A Davidson County man was arrested after authorities say he shot his wife through a bathroom door.

Melvin Lee James, 61, of Lexington, is charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.

According to a news release from the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, detectives on Saturday began investigating an assault that occurred on Swicegood-Waitman Road outside Lexington.

Detectives discovered that James shot at his wife through a locked bathroom door, striking her in the arm following an argument inside the home, according to the news release.

The wife was taken to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center with a non-life-threatening injury.

James was arrested and jailed under no bond. He is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 29.

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