Woman, 75, KNEECAPPED her husband during argument that turned violent, cops say

Published: 22:30, 30 June 2026 | Updated: 22:36, 30 June 2026 A 75-year-old woman has been arrested on attempted murder charges after she allegedly shot her husband in both of his legs during an argument. Josephine Scott is also facing charges of possession of a weapon during a violent crime for the alleged attack on Saturday, according to the Florence County Sheriff's Office in South Carolina. Authorities said they responded to reports of a shooting at a home on Walker Swinton Road in Timmonsville that day and arrested Scott for the shooting. Meanwhile, Scott's husband was rushed to a local hospital with injuries that were not thought to be life threatening.  An ensuing investigation found that the couple had been in an argument ahead of the shooting, but it is unclear what Scott and her husband may have been arguing about. Josephine Scott, 75, has been arrested on attempted murder charges after she allegedly shot her husband in both of his legs during an argument on Saturday A mugshot released by the sheriff's office showed the elderly woman with a breathing device attached to her nose.  Scott was released on Monday on a $55,000 bond.  The Daily Mail has reached out to the Florence County Sheriff's Office for more information.  The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.