UPDATE: Attorney Responds to Aggravated Assault Indictment

"My wife and children and I are saddened and disappointed by the indictment", Young said, "we will fight these accusations in a court of law with all the energy we have in us. We hope that folks will withhold judgment and not jump to conclusions until all the facts are known. I will continue to work hard, fighting for the rights of my clients and their families as I have for the past 23 years."

Young is being represented by Daniel W. Hurley of the Hurley & Guinn Law Firm in Lubbock, Texas.

"Of course we are disappointed by the grand jury's decision in this matter," said Hurley in a statement. "But, it is important to remember an indictment is merely an accusation based on one side of the story."

Young remains free on bond. No trial date has been set.

Original Story:
Sweetwater attorney John Young was indicted for felony aggravated assault by Nolan County grand jurors.

Young was arrested in June on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

According to the Sweetwater Police Department, Young allegedly pointed a gun at a police officer.

The officer was able to get the gun away from Young after a struggle.

Young has served as a defense attorney on numerous high-profile cases.

At one point, he was the attorney for Billie Dunn, mother of missing Colorado City teen Hailey Dunn.