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Woman jailed for shooting toward inattentive husband

ALLENTOWN (AP) - A Pennsylvania woman has been jailed because police say she fired a gunshot in the direction of her inattentive husband.

Mercedes Rosario, 43, remained in the Lehigh County jail Friday unable to post bail on a charge of reckless endangerment.Allentown police say she became upset Wednesday evening when her estranged husband, who still lives with her, wouldn't listen to her. Police say she grabbed his holstered 9 mm pistol from a shelf then fired a shot into the wall in his direction. Rosario's public defender couldn't immediately be reached for comment. She faces a preliminary hearing June 28.