The district attorney for Van Buren and Warren counties in Middle Tennessee has been indicted, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) announced Monday.
A DeKalb County grand jury indicted 31st Judicial District Attorney General Christopher Robert Stanford on one count of reckless endangerment, which is classified as a felony, according to the TBI.
The charge stems from an incident where Stanford allegedly fired a gun “several times” while pursuing a wanted fugitive on Bell Street in Smithville. The gunfire struck a home occupied by a woman and her three children.
Stanford surrendered to authorities and was booked into the DeKalb County Jail Monday. He was released after posting a $10,000 bond.