A Tennessee grand jury has indicted a district attorney after he allegedly fired shots at a fugitive suspect on Nov. 21, resulting in striking a home with a woman and three children inside, according to state officials.
The DeKalb County grand jury indicted 31st Judicial District Attorney General Christopher Robert Stanford on Monday on one count of reckless endangerment, as reported by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI).
The TBI press release stated that during the pursuit of a wanted fugitive, Stanford fired a gun multiple times on Bell Street in Smithville, hitting a home occupied by a woman and her three children.
The indictment against Stanford mentioned that he unlawfully, intentionally, and recklessly discharged his weapon, which passed through a chair on a front porch and a front living room wall, endangering the occupants of the home. Fortunately, no injuries were reported from the incident.
The fugitive Stanford was chasing is linked to a triple homicide that occurred on Nov. 20.
The TBI initiated an investigation into the incident involving Stanford on Nov. 21, where he allegedly fired shots during the attempted apprehension of a man named Caleb Brookins on outstanding warrants from Warren County, TN, according to Bryant Dunaway, 13th Judicial District Attorney.
Dunaway mentioned that the incident was related to the actions of a woman named Hannah Rose.
On the morning of Nov. 20, the Warren County Sheriff's Office discovered three deceased individuals on Merry Oaks Road. Jessica Root was initially arrested in connection with the homicides, and Brookins, the second suspect, was located in a vehicle driven by Rose.
During Brookins' arrest on Nov. 21, a Homeland Security officer sustained injuries.
Brookins and Root are facing charges of three counts of criminal homicide, while Rose is charged with aggravated assault and felony evading arrest for hitting a law enforcement officer with her vehicle while attempting to escape.
Stanford surrendered himself to the DeKalb County Jail earlier this week and was released after posting a $10,000 bond.
