JOHNSON COUNTY, Texas — Johnson County Sheriff Adam King faces criminal charges and stands accused of abusing his office, court records show.

King turned himself in to the Texas Rangers Wednesday, who booked him into the Johnson County Jail, records confirmed. He faces two counts of retaliation against a witness, felony charges, and one count of abuse of office related to sexual harassment, a misdemeanor, according to jail records.

According to Johnson County Judge Christopher Boedeker, the indictments are the result of a weeks-long investigation by the Texas Rangers.

"As soon as county officials were made aware of the allegations, we referred the case to the Texas Rangers for an independent investigation," Boedeker said. "While Mr. King is entitled to a presumption of innocence, no per

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