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ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) An off-duty FBI agent who accidentally shot a man at a Denver bar after doing a backflip on the dance floor appeared in court on Wednesday to face second-degree assault charges stemming from the incident.
Chase Bishop, 29, turned himself into police on Tuesday and was booked into the Denver County jail on a single felony count.
The judge says Bishop will be allowed to return to Washington where he lives and works.
His next court hearing is scheduled for July 10.
The injured man, 24-year-old Tom Reddington, suffered a "serious, but not life-threatening" gunshot wound to his lower leg, McCann said.
Police say Bishop was among revelers at the Mile High Spirits and Distillery nightclub in downtown Denver in the early morning hours of June 2.
A video of the incident captured by another bar patron, and spread widely online, showed Bishop break dancing, then performing a backflip.
His handgun fell from his holster onto the dance floor and it discharged as Bishop picked it up.
A muzzle flash can be seen on the video.