Posted December 18, 2015 11:07 am by Comments

By Bob Owens

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The Texas woman who negligently pointed her gun at a half-dozen people attempting to contain a purse snatcher, before firing a “warning shot” and then wandering off before police arrived, has been indicted:

A Robinson woman who pulled a gun on a suspected purse snatcher last month and fired a shot in his direction after he started to run away was indicted Wednesday.

A McLennan County grand jury indicted Emma Cotten, 28, on a deadly conduct charge in a Nov. 20 incident in the parking lot of a Bellmead Wal-Mart, sources familiar with the case said Wednesday.

Cotten was named in a sealed indictment, because Bellmead police did not arrest her but sent the case to the McLennan County District Attorney’s Office for review.

The indictment will be made public after Cotten is arrested.

The incident was captured on video by at least two witnesses and sent to Bellmead police and media outlets. The video also was widely circulated on social media.

According to Texas law, a person commits deadly conduct if he or she “recklessly engages in conduct that places another in imminent danger of serious bodily injury” or if she “discharges a firearm at or in the direction of one …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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