Texas Woman Arrested for Allegedly Shooting at Census Worker on Doorstep
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Carolyn Barnes, a 53-year-old attorney from Leander, Tex., has been charged with shooting at a census worker who knocked on her door while canvassing. (MyFoxAustin.com)
A Texas attorney was arrested Saturday for allegedly shooting at a census worker just moments after the canvasser arrived at her doorstep in a suburb of Austin, MyFoxAustin.com reported.
Carolyn Barnes, a 53-year-old attorney from Leander, Tex., has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to Texas police.
The census worker told investigators that she went to Barnes' home in order to make contact with her, when Barnes pointed a handgun at her. As the census work was trying to escape, she said Barnes fired five shots, MyFoxAustin.com reported.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Barnes is currently in the Williamson County Jail. It is unclear if the census worker was injured during the incident.
Barnes was previously arrested for assaulting a court officer after she tried to pass a multi-tool knife blade through X-ray machine at the Heman Sweatt Courthouse in December of 2009.