An off-duty FBI agent who investigators say accidentally fired a gun that fell while he was dancing at a Denver bar, wounding another patron in the leg, has been charged with second-degree assault.
Denver District Attorney Beth McCann charged 29-year-old Chase Bishop on Tuesday after he turned himself in to the sheriff’s department.
Booking documents do not indicate if Mr Bishop has hired a lawyer.
Police have said Mr Bishop was dancing at the bar on June 2nd when the gun fell from his waistband holster on to the floor.
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The firearm went off when he picked it up, and another customer suffered a serious but non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the lower leg.
Additional charges could be filed based on the results of toxicology tests, which have not yet been received. - AP