Officer Indicted After Shooting Man Holding Barbecue Fork

555 Fort Worth, TX - A Fort Worth officer who says his shotgun accidentally discharged when he shot a man holding a barbecue fork has been indicted.A Tarrant County grand jury indicted officer Courtney Johnson on Tuesday on a charge of aggravated assault by a public servant. Johnson, 33, is accused of injuring Craigory Adams, 55, by recklessly handling his shotgun. Specifically, he is accused in the two-count indictment of taking his gun off safety and sliding the pump action back, then forward as it was pointed toward Adams. The shotgun fired, hitting Adams in the arm.The officer thought Adams was holding a knife, but it was actually a barbecue fork. Jim Lane, Johnson's defense attorney, said he was shocked that his client was indicted. He said a video of the shooting clearly showed it was an "unintentional discharge.""This was an accident. Just pure and simple, it was an accident," Lane said. Johnson, who has been with the department since 2013, was booked into the Tarrant County Jail late Tuesday morning and immediately released on $25,000 bail.

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