Fallbrook woman arrested after allegedly shooting boyfriend in head

Sheriff s SWAT members Photo courtesy of OnScene TV A woman who allegedly threatened her boyfriend with a knife and then shot him during a predawn fight Monday at their trailer home in Fallbrook refused to surrender when law enforcement arrived leading to a more than four-hour standoff that ended in her arrest Deputies responding to a account of a shooting in the block of Avo Drive shortly before a m Monday identified the victim outside the couple s mobile home suffering from a bullet graze wound to the head according to the San Diego County Sheriff s Office Paramedics took him to a hospital where he was treated for a minor skull laceration and published later in the day Meanwhile the man s live-in girlfriend -year-old Devin Jadine Jones allegedly holed up inside her residence and refused to give herself up Deputies learned that Jones and her boyfriend had been involved in a violent argument inside their trailer Lt Darrell McNeal explained During the altercation Jones held a knife and made threats to harm her boyfriend though no stabbing occurred The victim eventually managed to take the knife away from Jones and fled outside At that point Jones allegedly retrieved a rifle and shot him through a window The crisis room physician noted the injury could have been fatal if the bullet had deviated slightly McNeal announced After Jones ignored repeated orders to surrender sheriff s authorities sent in a SWAT crew to take up positions around the trailer The stalemate continued until about a m when deputies ultimately were able to get the suspect into custody Details on the arrest were not directly available Jones was booked into county jail in Vista on suspicion of attempted murder and issuing criminal threats She was being held without bail pending arraignment scheduled for Wednesday afternoon