FORT WORTH, Texas — A former Fort Worth police officer who shot a man while off duty following a hit-and-run incident has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, court documents reveal.
William Martin worked for the department for 19 years and was fired in October 2024 in connection with the shooting. Previously, Martin was also involved in the controversial 2016 arrest of Jacqueline Craig, a Black woman who initially called police to complain about a neighbor grabbing her son’s neck. The subsequent violent arrest of Craig went viral and resulted in widespread protests against the Fort Worth Police Department.
The guilty plea stems from a September 2024 incident…