Wife 'convinced husband to shoot neighbor who had been raping her TELEPATHICALLY'

A 55-year-old woman accused of encouraging her husband to shoot their neighbor because he was 'telepathically raping' her has pleaded guilty to two charges.



Meloney Selleneit is accused of illegally buying a gun for Michael, who then shot 41-year-old Tony Pierce twice in back as he worked outside his trailer home in Utah.



Selleneit, who has been at a state hospital since the attack in October 2011, has now been found competent to stand trial.



Charged: Meloney Selleneit, right, is accused of encouraging her husband Michael, left, to shoot their neighbor



She pleaded guilty but mentally ill to attempted criminal solicitation and possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person last week.



After her husband shot Mr Pierce, who survived the attack, he told police their neighbor had been telepathically raping his wife for years and used crack to control her mind, according to Gawker .

Mr Pierce has said that he still experiences pain every day because of the shooting.



After the attack Mr Pierce, who was shot in the back and let, was flown by helicopter to hospital for emergency treatment, ABC 4 News reported.



After Selleneit pleaded guilty but mentally ill to attempted manslaughter and use of a firearm by a restricted person in January, he was sentenced to two one to 15-year prison terms, to be served consecutively.



Shooting: Tony Pierce was shot twice outside his Centerville trailer

Currently he is being held at a state hospital until he is assessed to be sane enough to be sent to prison.

The 53-year-old has been barred from owning a weapon since his sentence for a child sex conviction in 1990.



He pleaded guilty but mentally ill to an amended charge of attempted sexual abuse of a child and was given a suspended prison sentence at the time, according to KSL .

In an arrest warrant for Meloney Selleneit, prosecutors said she had bought the handgun for her husband ten years ago.

She was also accused of telling her husband to 'go ahead' and shoot Mr Pierce,' the warrant stated.

Attack: Meloney Selleneit is accused of giving her husband a gun that he used to shoot their neighbor at a Utah trailer park

The Centerville woman has been treated in a state hospital for about a year after she was listed as being incompetent to stand trial.



However, last month a judge ruled she was competent enough to begin a trial, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.



She will remain in the hospital until her sentencing, which is due to take place on October 31.

