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A .45-caliber handgun reported stolen in December turned up Monday when an Albany woman shot a man in the foot while she was showing it to him.

Kensie Merritt, 24, of Albany, told police the gun just went off while she was talking with Jeffery Merritt, 35, also from Albany.

Jeffery Merritt was transported to Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis, where he was treated and released. While at the hospital, he was cited for failing to register as a sex offender.

Kensie Merritt was arrested and charged with third-degree assault and theft. She was booked into the Linn County Jail.

The handgun remains in the Albany Police Department property closet.

Police believe the Merritts are in-laws.

Neil Zawicki

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