A Former Tennessee Sheriff’s Captain Believed a Pest Control Salesman Was Really a Hitman. So She Shot Him, Officials Say.

A former Tennessee Sheriff’s Officer captain has been arrested after she was accused of shooting a pest control salesman she suspected was really a hitman, according to authorities.

On Sept. 27, detectives responded to a shooting at a residence in Cordova, according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

Officials said one man was transported to an area hospital in critical condition and one woman, later identified as Monica Johnson, was detained.