Further details from the Dec. 15 arrest of legislative candidate Craig Carter indicate the aggravated assault with a deadly weapon appears to stem from domestic issues between Carter and his estranged wife, Leigha Morgan.
Carter is accused of pointing a pistol at a male friend of Morgan and pulling the trigger. The gun did not go off because the safety was reportedly on.
The incident occurred around 9:40 p.m. on Dec. 14 in the 1500 block of Shaner Drive, an apartment complex in far northern Fort Worth. Carter was arrested at 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 15, and booked into the Denton County Jail. He posted a $20,000 bond and was released.
According to the affidavit for arrest warrant filed by Officer I.L. Davis of the Fort Worth Police Department, police were called to the apartment for a “person with a weapon call” adding a large white male had another white male on the ground with a gun to his head.

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CASE UPDATE – March 3, 2024

Update to story: According to the Denton County Criminal District Attorney Paul Johnson, Craig Carter received a “no bill” from the Denton County Grand Jury on March 31, 2022.
A case for an aggravated assault charge for an incident on Dec. 14, 2021 filed by the Fort Worth Police Department. Michael Graves as the reviewing prosecutor.
Carter was informed “the grand jury had chosen not to indict the above referenced individual at this time for the above offense.”