TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 10, 2025

Charges against former District Attorney Chris Stanford have been dismissed, ending a case stemming from accusations that he fired shots during a police pursuit of a triple-murder suspect, News Channel 5 reports. Stanford was indicted after prosecutors said he improperly intervened in a police pursuit of a triple-murder suspect in Smithville last year and was charged with reckless endangerment. The judge overseeing the case dismissed the charges after Stanford resigned from his post in October. Because he is no longer serving in office, the court found the statutory basis for pursuing the charge no longer applied.