JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia sheriff’s deputy faces charges after shooting a man in the buttocks inside a courthouse in 2016.
WXIA-TV reports that Albert Lewis is charged with aggravated assault, batters and violating his oath as a law enforcement officer.
Lewis escorted a man named Ben Johnson from the courtroom for violating rules by using a cellphone. Outside the courtroom, an argument turned into a scuffle.
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Another deputy tried and to shock Johnson with a stun gun, but the device didn’t work. That’s when Lewis fired one shot, hitting Johnson.
Clayton County officials didn’t respond to inquiries about whether Lewis is still a deputy.
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