TOWNS COUNTY, Ga. - A former Towns County Deputy has been indicted by a grand jury for multiple crimes after the Georgia Bureau of Investigation says he shot himself in the leg and lied about.

What we know:

Austin Nicholas Bradburn was indicted on four counts of false report of a crime, two counts of making a false statement, and one count of violation of oath by a public officer. FOX 5 obtained the grand jury indictment on Tuesday.

The backstory:

The charges are related to a Dec. 13 incident in which then-Deputy Bradburn reported being shot by someone during a traffic stop. The GBI says he actually shot himself.

Dig deeper:

After reporting the shooting, multiple agencies rushed to the scene. One of those officers was Hiwassee Police Officer José Carvajal. While at the scene, Carv

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