Adam King is the Sheriff of Johnson County, Texas. He recently went to court to be allowed to return to work in spite of his four criminal indictments for sexual harassment, retaliation, and now, perjury for lying to a grand jury. The investigation is in the hands of the Texas Rangers so his own deputies are not put in the awful position of having to investigate their boss.
In August 2025, King was indicted on one count of sexual harassment and two counts of using corrupt influence to retaliate against a witness. In October 2025, he was indicted for perjury, lying to a grand jury. He is out on bail and ordered to have no contact at all with seven people, mostly his colleagues where a judge has ordered that he can continue to work in spite of his indictments.
This began with a woman coming forward with allegations of sexual harassment, particularly making comments about women’s appearance, weight, clothing, and their makeup. To give one example, he demanded a woman remove her sweater before he would sign documents she needed. When the investigation began, he allegedly retaliated by suspending her and one of the witnesses the Rangers spoke with. He chose to testify before the grand jury and it’s alleged he lied.
- WFAA: ‘Nobody’s above the law.’ | Johnson County attorney takes misconduct case against Sheriff Adam King
- FOX: Texas sheriff arrested by his own deputies, now faces new charge for lying to grand jury
- NBC DFW: Judge grants Johnson County Sheriff’s request to return to work amid criminal cases
Thank you for doing this work! Vetcomm CEO Timothy Cook is a registered sex offender that I watched on TikTok now. I would be interested in seeing if there are some in my area here in my “blue” state!
Can you provide a link? There are so many Timothy Cooks.