'Think They're Movie Stars': Shocking Video Undermines Tennessee Prosecutor’s Claim of ‘Self-Defense’ After Recklessly Firing Gun at Fleeing Suspects and Nearly Hitting a Family

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'Think They're Movie Stars': Shocking Video Undermines Tennessee Prosecutor’s Claim of ‘Self-Defense’ After Recklessly Firing Gun at Fleeing Suspects and Nearly Hitting a Family

A Middle Tennessee prosecutor who had been on a ride-a-long with police faces a felony charge of reckless endangerment after firing at a fugitive wanted in connection with a triple homicide. Chris Stanford, the district attorney for Warren and Van Buren counties, said he fired the gun in self-defense. But a DeKalb County grand jury found there was no immediate threat to him or others when he fired his gun “unlawfully, intentionally and recklessl…