The man who shot and critically inured a Posey County Sheriff’s Deputy has been arrested.
At around 1:30 pm on Wednesday, 70-year-old Paul Wiltshire of New Harmony was released from Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville and arrested for the attempted murder of Posey County Sheriff’s Deputy Bryan Hicks.
Last weekend Hicks was part of a group of officers that responded to a New Harmony residence for a welfare check. Upon arrival they were met with gunfire by Wiltshire.
Troopers transported Wiltshire to the Posey County Jail yesterday where he was booked-in for Attempted Murder, a Level 1 Felony. Wiltshire was then transported to the Warrick County Jail where he is currently being held without bond.
Hicks, a former Knox County Sheriff’s Deputy, is recovering from a gunshot wound to his head.
Authorities say Hicks is stable, but still in critical condition.