BENTON -- A shooting in Benton has left a teenager in the hospital and a 20-year-old woman facing domestic violence assault charges.

Just after 3 a.m. Friday morning, Kennebec County Sheriff's Office deputies arrived at 246 Unity Road in Benton for a 19-year-old male suffering from a gunshot wound.

That victim was Izeck Spaulding of Benton. 20-year-old Hailie Hotham, also of Benton, is charged with shooting him after what police described as a several-day bender of alcohol consumption and cocaine use. Police say Hotham and Spaulding got into a verbal altercation. As Spaulding attempted to leave the residence, Hotham allegedly raised a pistol and shot him in the neck.

Hotham made her first court appearance Friday afternoon, facing 3 domestic assault charges. Her bail was set at 2,500 do

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