Chase Bishop, 30, pleaded guilty to third-degree assault in Denver District Court for shooting Thomas Reddington in the leg at the Mile High Spirits and Distillery, prosecutors said in a statement. His handgun fell from its holster onto the dance floor and discharged as Bishop picked it up, striking Reddington, 25, in the leg. Reddington’s lawyer, Bill Marlin, told Reuters in a phone interview that his client is still recovering from a severed artery in his lower leg. In exchange for his guilty plea, Bishop will serve two years of unsupervised probation, the district attorney said. Marlin said Reddington has not committed to filing a lawsuit, but is “exploring civil remedies.”First Published: Dec 22, 2018 08:36 IST

Source: Hindustan Times December 22, 2018 00:22 UTC