Telepathic rape? Meloney Selleneit, 55, from Centerville, Utah, believed her 41-year-old neighbor Tony Pierce was assaulting her using telepathy. She convinced her husband Michael Selleneit, 55, to defend her. Michael Selleneit shot Tony Pierce twice in the neck.

The attack took place in October 2011. The Meloney Selleneit believed Pierce was using telepathic powers to rape her. She complained to her husband and both complained to the police, who warned Tony Pierce.

Everybody knew the Selleneits had mental issues, but few expected the violence to follow. Meloney Selleneit urged her husband to defend her honor. Michael Selleneit did exactly that. He took at .380 handgun he kept under his pillow and show Pierce while he performed yard work.

After the shooting, Michael Selleneit reportedly told police that his neighbor had been having sex parties with his wife and using crack cocaine to control her telepathically.

Meloney Selleneit has now pleaded guilty but mentally ill to attempted criminal solicitation and possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person. She had been accused of buying the handgun for her husband, who was restricted from owning one due to an earlier conviction on sex charges.

Michael Selleneit had already pleaded guilty but mentally ill to attempted manslaughter and use of a firearm by a restricted person. He has been sentenced to two 1-15 year prison terms, to be served consecutively. But he is currently being held in a state hospital.

Tony Pierce survived the attack.

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