An Alabama police officer accused of domestic violence has been acquitted.
Al.com reported Thursday that a judge acquitted 44-year-old Albertville Police Sgt. David William Atwell on May 31.Atwell also was found not guilty of reckless endangerment.
Atwell was arrested in January and accused of firing a gun into the floor near where his wife was sitting.
Court records say the shooting happened as the couple was requesting a divorce, which has since been dismissed.
Al.com reports Albertville Police Chief Jamie Smith and Atwell weren’t immediately available for comment.
(Associated Press, copyright 2018)
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