(May 20, 2008)--(May 20, 2008)--A beaten Gun Barrel City woman was discovered in an abandoned water well just hours after a man had been stopped at the wheel of her car.
The Henderson County sheriff's department says 18-year-old Joshua James Cannon of the Gun Barrel City area is held in lieu of $17,500 bond, charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Relatives of 63-year-old Shirley Shafer couldn't find her Friday afternoon, but noticed her cell phone on a table.
Her cell phone had a message from Seagoville police saying a car registered to her had been stopped for reckless driving and the vehicle was impounded
Two people in the car were released.
Shafer's family then reported her missing and the search began.
A grandson discovered Shafer in a 20-foot-deep well.
She was treated for a broken nose, plus bruises and dehydration.
The Tyler Morning Telegraph reported Shafer was in the well for 16 hours in an ordeal that began when a man knocked on her door to say his truck broke down and he needed a phone.
Cannon was arrested Friday night.
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