The dancing FBI agent who dropped his gun from a waistband holster while doing a backflip and then shot a man while trying to pick the firearm up has been identified as 29-year-old Chase Bishop, KMGH-TV reports. The victim, Thomas Reddington, was shot in the leg and is recovering. Bishop was arrested June 12, more than a week after the incident, and is being held after Denver Police issued a warrant for second-degree assault, online records show. The Denver County District Attorney’s office said he has not been formally charged yet. Bishop, who lives in Virginia, returned to Denver when he learned of the warrant to turn himself in. He was booked into the Downtown Detention Center in Denver on $1,000 bail. He was scheduled to appear in Denver County Court on Tuesday. Second-degree assault is a felony that carries a potential sentence of 2 to 6 years in prison, according to Colorado law. Mugshot of dancing FBI agent Chase Bishop, who @DenverPolice say is being investigated for second degree assault in the accidental shooting of a bar patron. Decision on formal charges up to @DenverDAsOffice. The @FBI is not commenting on Bishop's employment status. @abc pic.twitter.com/Q8zuZn8SSD — Clayton Sandell (@Clayton_Sandell) June 12, 2018 Video of Bishop’s dance moves and negligent discharge of his gun went viral on social media this week after the early Saturday morning incident at the Mile High Spirits Distillery and Tasting Bar in Denver, Colorado. He was questioned after the incident, but released to an FBI supervisor. “The incident is being investigated by the Denver Police Homicide Unit and charges will be determined by the Denver District Attorney’s Office,” the Denver Police Department said in a statement. The FBI has not commented because of the ongoing investigation. Denver Police said the victim was shot in the leg and was in “good condition” and is recovering. Here’s what you need to know about Chase Bishop: 1. The Video Shows the FBI Agent Firing the Gun, Putting It Back in His Waistband & Walking Off With His Hands in the Air While Smirking Video of a FBI agent dancing in a club in Denver on Friday night, dropping his gun and accidentally discharging it. He shot one person in the leg. pic.twitter.com/9r0rE04kHs — Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) June 3, 2018 The video shows the agent dancing with a large crowd surrounding him at the bar. After about 8 seconds of dancing, he does a backflip, and when he does, a black handgun falls from his waistband holster and to the ground of the bar. He then reaches down to pick it up and the gun fires toward the people watching him. Someone can be heard saying, “what the f*ck, he had a gun.” The FBI agent then doesn’t go to check whether anyone was hit, instead putting the gun back into his waistband, covering it with his shirt. He then walks off into the crowd, lifting his hands up in the air as if apologizing or saying he didn’t mean to. It’s not clear if the agent knew anyone had been wounded. Police said they responded about 12:45 a.m. Saturday to the Mile High Spirits Distillery and Tasting Bar for an accidental shooting. “The incident is being investigated by the Denver Police Homicide Unit and charges will be determined by the Denver District Attorney’s Office,” the Denver Police Department said in a statement. The FBI has not commented about the incident because of the ongoing investigation. It is not clear if the FBI agent had been drinking. Investigators are waiting for results from blood tests to determine if alcohol was a factor, a law enforcement source told CBS Denver. Another video shows the shooting from a different angle: The video that shows an FBI agent's gun discharging in a Denver nightclub last night: pic.twitter.com/63zl2spVCt — deborah takahara (@debtakahara) June 3, 2018 Thomas Reddington, the victim, was interviewed by ABC News’ Good Morning America, last week. Reddington said he initially thought the sound and his wound was caused when “some idiot set off a firecracker.” He said he later realized what actually happened and said he was “confused” by the incident. “We sat down at one of those picnic tables — I heard a loud bang and I thought some idiot set off a firecracker,” Reddington told GMA. “Then I looked down at my leg and see some brown residue … I’m still thinking it’s a firework … all of a sudden from the knee down my leg became completely red. And that’s when it clicked in my head, ‘Oh, I’ve been shot. '” He told GMA, “I like stand up and like start walking in a little circle saying, ‘Hey, I think I’ve been shot. Can someone call 911? '” Reddington said he then blacked out and fell to the ground or sat down, while a good Samaritan used a belt as a tourniquet on his bleeding leg. He said he lost a lot of blood. “I soaked through several blankets, several towels, a few gauze pads,” he said. 29 y/o CHRISTIAN FBI Agent Identified Who SHOT a 24 y/o AMAZON Employee After Doing A BACKFLIP! !29 y/o Christian Jerk, Chase Bishop was the FBI Agent who was identified as the one that accidentally shot 24 y/o Thomas Reddington in the LEG after he did a BACKFLIP on the dance floor while busting a move in Colorado!! Thomas thought it was some "idiot" who set off a firecraker until he saw… 2018-06-08T05:58:36.000Z Julie, a witness who recorded one of the videos and asked only to be identified by her first name, told KDVR-TV she smelled gun powder and saw a person bleeding after the incident. She told the news station, “Everyone was kind of shocked after it happened because [the agent] kind of put his gun back away and then he walked away.” She said she asked the DJ to turn off the music. It initially stopped, but then the DJ started playing again. “No one really knew what was going on,” Julie told the news station. “I was shocked. I honestly just wanted to make sure that my friends … [that] I knew where they were.” Vain, a patron of Mile High Spirits, told CBS Denver, “You cannot carry if you are in a bar or establishment and have been drinking. So, that’s something, if there was alcohol involved and it was a law enforcement agent, I think that he probably knew better to not be doing that.” Cara Chancellor told CBS Denver, “I go out to have a good time and dance with friends and someone gets shot five feet from me? It was surprising and it was shocking. When the paramedics came they flooded the place, shooed us out, turned off the music… people were crying.” 2. He Was in Denver for Training & Will Likely Also Face FBI Discipline Along With the Criminal Charge Denver police: FBI agent whose gun discharged at bar could face charges depending on lab resultsPolice say the off-duty FBI agent whose gun discharged at a Denver bar early Saturday morning could face charges depending on the results of lab testing. 2018-06-05T00:57:42.000Z Police and the local district attorney’s office have been investigating hte incident. According to Denver 7 reporter Meghan Lopez, sources told her that Bishop was in Denver for training and has since left town. He is based in the Washington D.C. area, she reports. The Denver district attorney’s office is planning on sending investigators to D.C. to interview Bishop, and that could take place as soon as Tuesday, Lopez reports. ABC News reports that investigators are waiting for toxicology reports to determine if Bishop was drinking before the incident. Those results could determine what charge or charges Bishop will face or will not face. Denver Police told the network, “possible charges regarding the incident are pending laboratory results taken from the subject, to determine if alcohol was a factor, and forensic evidence.” Bob Pence, a retired FBI agent who was the Agent-in-Charge of the Denver field office, told Denver 7 that FBI agents are “considered on-duty 24 hours a day,” and were therefore permitted to carry their weapons everywhere. Pence told the news network that agents “should not drink excessively.” Joe Deedon, owner of TAC One Law Enforcement Consulting in Denver, told the news station that law enforcement officers are permitted to conceal carry firearms in bars, even if signs are posted prohibiting the practice, but he said they should not be drinking in those situations. “It falls under prohibited use of a weapon,” Deedon said. “You don’t have to show the same signs of say being intoxicated while driving a vehicle on a DUI. If you’re just a little impaired, even if not legally intoxicated, you could face a misdemeanor charge. The way the statute is written – it’s open to interpretation. We don’t even have to take blood or urine samples,” Deedon said. A source told Denver 7 that Bishop, “will be held accountable” by the FBI. A source told 9News that Bishop will be suspended without pay for three days at a minimum. 3. He Is a Tennessee Native & Graduated From Liberty University Chase Bishop was born in Tennessee, according to public records. Bishop attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virgnia. Liberty is a private Christian university founded by Jerry Falwell. According to his now-deleted Linkedin profile, Bishop graduated from Liberty University in 2011 with a degree in aviation and airway management and operations. Bishop could not be reached for comment and it is not clear if he has hired an attorney. Along with the criminal charge, Bishop could also be facing a civil lawsuit from the victim of the shooting. According to local news reports, the FBI has not provided Bishop an attorney for help with both criminal and civil issues that could arise from this case. The attorney for the victim told KUSA-TV his client “was shocked when he realized that he had been shot.” But it is not yet clear if he plans to bring a lawsuit against Bishop. Thomas Reddington, the victim, told ABC News he wants a private conversation with Bishop to clear the air, but has retained a lawyer to represent him. “I don’t want to blame anybody, throw anybody under the truck,” Reddington said. “It’s bizarre. It’s beyond bizarre. It’s beyond comprehension I think right now for me just with all the factors involved. It’s gone from being confused as to what happened. Being confused to what’s going to happen. Being confused as to what’s happening to me, where I am. There’s been phases, but almost all of them have mainly just been shock, just various types of shock.” 4. Bishop Served in the U.S. Army as an Intelligence Officer Prior to Joining the FBI After graduating from Liberty University, Chase Bishop served in the U.S. Army as an intelligence officer, according to his now-deleted Linkedin profile. Bishop was stationed in Savannah, Georgia, at the Hunter Army Airfield and focused on cyber crime and cyber conflict research. He served in the Army from at least November 2011 to November 2015. From November 2013 to November 2015, he was also an aircraft safety officer, managing a team of seven focused on “aircraft and personnel safety for over 200 pilots and 30 aircraft.” He was previously a base manager from March 2013 to November 2013, a role in which he was “In charge of and responsible for safety, security, maintenance, and logistical operations of a military compound. The go to leader for problem solving and continuously staying flexible and composed during emergencies.” Bishop began his military career as an intelligence officer in Savannah from 2011 to 2013. In that role, Bishop, “Built safety measures and procedures for two military bases by closely analyzing safety standards and security vulnerabilities,” and “Built, briefed, and distributed an intelligence summary daily pertaining to world events and threat analysis,” along with other responsibilities. In a resume posted online, Bishop describes himself as, “A goal-oriented, innovative intelligence and safety manager seeking to secure a position with a well-established organization and exercise my skills, abilities, and expertise as an analytical, self motivated leader.” It is not clear when Bishop began working at the FBI or what his role with the agency is.<doc-sep>The agent, named by police as Chase Bishop, was performing a backflip in a nightclub when his gun fell out of his pocket and shot a bystander in the leg.<doc-sep>
DENVER (CBS4)– The FBI agent who was dancing when a gun fell out of his pants over the weekend at a nightclub in Denver, firing and striking a man in the leg, has been identified. The FBI agent has been identified as Chase Bishop assigned to the Washington, DC bureau. He was in Denver on a personal trip. The shooting happened around 12:45 a.m. Saturday inside Mile High Spirits Tasting Room on Lawrence Street and 22nd Avenue. Police say Bishop’s firearm fell from his waistband holster and when he picked up the gun, it discharged, striking one person in the leg. CBS4’s Brian Maass was the first to break this story. The attorney for the victim says he was hurt badly with damage to his anterior tibial artery. Bishop’s father spoke with CBS This Morning saying his son does a lot of good work for the FBI, and people don’t know they need them until it’s too late. Bishop was taken to the Denver Police Department headquarters and later released to an FBI supervisor. Possible charges are pending lab results to determine whether alcohol was a factor, along with forensic evidence. The FBI is conducting an internal investigation into the incident and the options include termination, suspension or reprimand. Police are asking for those who saw the shooting or were at the nightclub when the gun went off to call the Denver Police Department at 720-913-2000. Denver police will present their findings to the district attorney, who will determine what charges will be filed.