Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton declined to issue a formal opinion on whether Johnson County Sheriff Adam King can remain in office after the suspension of his peace officer license.
The request came from Timothy Good, district attorney for Johnson and Somervell counties, who asked Paxton on Oct. 9 to weigh in on whether King’s license suspension affects his eligibility to serve and how it impacts his deputies.
King, in his third term, faces multiple criminal charges related to sexual harassment. Court documents allege he made repeated sexually charged remarks toward female employees, showed favoritism to women who spent time alone with him, and threatened his chief deputy to remain silent…