Ex-Sheriff's Deputy Leslie Boileau is charged with manslaughter after a fatal shooting claimed his girlfriend's life, claiming it was accidental.

A Florida sheriff deputy was arrested and fired after he shot his girlfriend in an accident. Authorities said it happened during a "sloppy training."

Leslie Boileau, a sheriff’s deputy in Marion County, Fla., said that he had “accidentally discharged” a loaded gun at his girlfriend, as they were cleaning and dry-firing guns during a lesson.

A Marion County Sheriff's Office deputy on Friday was charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of his live-in girlfriend. Leslie Dale Boileau, 32, was transported to the county jail where he is being held on no bond.

The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - A Marion County Sheriff’s deputy accused of shooting his girlfriend was charged with manslaughter. According to officials with the Ocala Police Department, officers responded to a home in the Highlands area on Thursday around 11 p.m. after receiving a call from Leslie Boileau, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy.

A north Florida deputy was arrested on manslaughter charges after telling investigators that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun, authorities said.