Man enraged by Palin dance shoots television, turns gun at wife: police
TODD RICHMOND
Madison, Wisconsin — The Associated Press
Published Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010 4:11PM EST
Last updated Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010 4:42PM EST
A rural Wisconsin man blasted his television set with a shotgun after watching Bristol Palin's “Dancing with the Stars” routine Monday night, saying he was fed up with politics and Ms. Palin wasn't a very good dancer, according to court documents.
Steven Cowan, 67, of the town of Vermont, about 15 miles west of Madison, then pointed the gun at his wife, 66-year-old Janice Cowan, who escaped and called police, authorities said. A SWAT team surrounded the couple's farmhouse, and officers were able to talk Mr. Cowan out Tuesday morning after an all-night standoff.