TBI investigation leads to charges in Johnson City officer-involved shooting – www.elizabethton.com

JOHNSON CITY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has resulted in charges in connection with a police officer-involved shooting that occurred Friday evening in Johnson City.

On June 21, at the request of 1st Judicial District Attorney General Steve Finney, TBI agents began investigating an officer-involved shooting in the 100 block of W. Chestnut Street. During the incident, two officers from the Johnson City Police Department responded to a residence and encountered Brad Ward, who was armed with a shotgun. Ward fired the weapon at the officers, who returned fire, striking Ward. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment.

TBI agents obtained arrest warrants for Brad Ward, 52, for domestic violence, aggravated child abuse and neglect, aggravated child endangerment, reckless endangerment, aggravated assault, aggravated assault of a first responder and attempted first-degree murder. After being released from the hospital, Ward was cited today and then transported to the Washington County Jail. He is currently being held without bail.