Police charge man shot by officers Monday

Anniston police have charged A Weaver man, shot by Anniston police Monday after police said he refused to drop a knife with three counts of attempted assault in connection with the incident.

60 year old James Wine,  was shot Monday evening, He was in surgery at Regional Medical Center Monday night.

Police arrived at a home on Morrisville Road, responding to a disturbance call.  When they arrived they found Wine in the driveway with a knife,. The caller who reported the disturbance told a 911 dispatcher that Wine had a knife and had cut his wrists.

Wine refused officers’ demands to drop the knife, and officers fired a stun gun at Wine, but that did not stop him. Wine then raised the knife and moved toward the officers; one of the officers fired, hitting Wine in the abdomen.

Wine then stabbed himself in the chest with his knife, and while trying to stab himself a second time was again hit with a stun gun,  and dropped the knife. As officers approached Wine, he reached for the knife and officers fired a stun gun a third time. Officers then secured Wine and called for medical help.

Wine was arrested at 8:35 p.m. Monday and charged with three counts of first-degree attempted assault.